Ascending necrotizing fasciitis of the face following odontogenic infection

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages e211-e214

  Park, Eugene ^a   Hirsch, Elliot M ^a   Steinberg, Jordan P ^a   Olsson, Alexis B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental infection; Necrotizing fasciitis; Superficial musculoaponeurotic system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOOTH INFECTION;

ADULT; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS;

EID: 84861816541     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31824de3e7     Document Type: Article

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