Necrotising fasciitis in a ten month old infant
Necrotising Fasciitis, also known as Fournier's Gangrene (FG), is a condition that rarely affects children. FG was first described by French venereologist, Jean Alfred Fournier in 1883. It is more common in adults and is strongly linked to immunosuppression. Few paediatric cases of FG have been...
Main Authors: | Johannes Eduard Delport, Khanyisa Makamba |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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Series: | Urology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020301339 |
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