"synchronous" multifocal necrotizing fasciitis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Tocco, Ilaria ^a   Lancerotto, Luca ^a,b   Pontini, Alex ^a   Voltan, Anna ^a   Azzena, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

fascia; infection; multifocal; necrotizing fasciitis; soft tissues

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CREATINE KINASE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHEMA; FASCIOTOMY; FEVER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL CONDITION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESUSCITATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SWELLING; TACHYPNEA; TISSUE NECROSIS; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

FASCIA; INFECTION; MULTIFOCAL; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; SOFT TISSUES;

ADULT; ARM; BUTTOCKS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84888637233     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.05.064     Document Type: Article

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