Fatal necrotizing fasciitis following sclerotherapy for haemorrhoids

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 982-983

  Indrasena, Buddhike ^a   Doratiyawa, Lakmal ^a  

^a Teaching Hospital Batticaloa   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Fasciitis; Haemorrhoids; Sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PHENOL;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COLOSTOMY; DEATH; FOURNIER GANGRENE; GRAM STAINING; HEART ARREST; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MASS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; ODOR; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEPSIS;

FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 84875335704     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20122731     Document Type: Article

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