Techniques for early diagnosis and management of cervicofacial necrotising fasciitis

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 759-764

  Lee, J W ^a   Immerman, S B ^a   Morris, L G T ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Cervical; Cervicofacial; Diagnosis; Management; Necrotising Fasciitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NECK PAIN; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SORE THROAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYMPTOM; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FACE; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77955847557     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215110000514     Document Type: Article

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