Fulminant necrotizing fasciitis caused by zygomycetes

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 815-816

  Garg, Atul ^a   Sujatha, Sistla ^a   Garg, Jaya ^a   Chandra, Sistla Sarath ^a   Basu, Debdatta ^a   Parija, Subhash Chandra ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MUCORMYCOSIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; ZYGOMYCETES;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MUCORALES; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 66949130348     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01135.x     Document Type: Letter

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