Dietary supplement 2,4-dinitrophenol resulting in Fournier’s gangrene

Journal of Clinical Urology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 137-138

  Reid, Sarah L ^a   Salmond, Jonathan ^a   Datta, Shouren ^b   Underwood, Mark A ^a   Akhtar, Mohammed N ^a  

^a Southern General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE SCROTUM; ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLUSHING; FOLLOW UP; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEUTROPENIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 85014586383     PISSN: 20514158     EISSN: 20514166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2051415814551379     Document Type: Article

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