Fournier's gangrene: Historical survey, current status, and case description

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Zaba, Ryszard ^a   Grzybowski, Andrzej ^a   Prokop, Janusz ^a   Zaba, Zbigniew ^a   Zaba, Czesfaw ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructed pulmonary disease; Diagnosis; Fournier gangrene; Necrotizing fascitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAMANDOLE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCONAZOLE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HONEY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPERTENSION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEX DIFFERENCE; WOUND DRAINAGE; AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTORY; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NECROSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63449096066     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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