Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck

Head and Neck

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1592-1596

  Wolf, Henning ^a   Rusan, Maria ^a   Lambertsen, Karin ^a   Ovesen, Therese ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

head and neck; mortality; necrotizing fasciitis; sequelae; treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PROGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649643910     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21367     Document Type: Article

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