Multifocal necrotizing fasciitis - Case report

Advances in Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-107

  Musialkowska, E ^a   Jedynak, M ^a   Klepacki, A ^a   Musiuk, T ^a   Wilkowska Trojniel, M ^a   Sicko, Z ^b   Chodynicka, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

fulminant course; necrotizing fasciitis; severe pain

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CREATINE KINASE; D DIMER; DICLOFENAC; FIBRINOGEN; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; ERYSIPELAS; ERYTHEMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB PAIN; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PAIN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHLEGMON; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEPSIS; SKIN NECROSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATALITY;

ADULT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 77954532359     PISSN: 18961126     EISSN: 18984002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10039-010-0002-y     Document Type: Article

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