Tropical pyomyositis and necrotizing fasciitis

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 489-505

  Chou, Hong ^a   Teo, Harvey E L ^b   Dubey, Niraj ^a   Peh, Wilfred C G ^a  

^a KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b KK Children's Hospital   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Infectious myositis; muscle infections; necrotizing fasciitis; necrotizing soft tissue infections; pyomyositis; tropical pyomyositis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PYOMYOSITIS; REVIEW; TROPIC CLIMATE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; PYOMYOSITIS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 81155124328     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1293495     Document Type: Article

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