Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in mixed connective tissue disease

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 180-182

  Yuhara, Takamichi ^a   Takemura, Hiroyuki ^a   Akama, Takao ^a   Yamane, Kazuhide ^a   Sumida, Takayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mixed connective tissue disease; Necrotizing fasciitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249182412     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/s101650070029     Document Type: Article

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