Clustering of Fournier (male genital) gangrene cases in a pediatric cancer ward†
Chetna Bakshi GMD
Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Search for more papers by this authorShripad Banavali MD
Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Search for more papers by this authorNilesh Lokeshwar MD
Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Search for more papers by this authorRajendra Prasad Mch
Department of Plastic Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Suresh Advani MD, FICP, MNAMS
Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India.Search for more papers by this authorChetna Bakshi GMD
Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Search for more papers by this authorShripad Banavali MD
Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Search for more papers by this authorNilesh Lokeshwar MD
Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Search for more papers by this authorRajendra Prasad Mch
Department of Plastic Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Suresh Advani MD, FICP, MNAMS
Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India.Search for more papers by this authorChetna Bakshi, Nilesh Lokeshwar, and Rajendra Prasad are working as Registrar. Shripad Banavali is working as Consultant. Suresh Advani is working as Head.
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