Osteonecrosis after meningococcemia and disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Pediatr Infect Dis J

Clinic of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Technical University of Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.

Published: November 2003

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