Clostridium septicum myonecrosis presenting as a parapharyngeal abscess in a patient with aplastic anemia

Infection

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 309-310

  Fowler Jr , V G ^a   Hamilton, C D ^b   Ohl, C A ^c  

^a Duke University Medical Center ^*

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN;

ADULT; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SEPSIS;

EID: 7344244915     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02962255     Document Type: Article

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