Fournier's gangrene. Case report

Medical Ultrasonography

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 262-263

  Matilsky, Danielle ^a   Lewiss, Resa E ^a   Whalen, Michael ^b   Saul, Turandot ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Urology New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Fournier's gangrene; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONSULTATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAPHORESIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; FOURNIER GANGRENE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; SCROTAL PAIN; SCROTAL SWELLING; SYMPTOM; TISSUE NECROSIS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; PENILE DISEASES; SCROTUM;

FOURNIER GANGRENE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE DISEASES; SCROTUM;

EID: 84905690069     PISSN: 18444172     EISSN: 20668643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11152/mu.2013.2066.163.2rel     Document Type: Article

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