A case report: Community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa necrotizing fasciitis in a morbidly obese diabetic young man can be fatal

A case report: Community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa necrotizing fasciitis in a morbidly obese diabetic young man can be fatal

We present a case study of a 26-year-old morbidly obese man with a three-day history of right leg pain and swelling. The swelling was associated with low grade fever. He was alert and conscious upon presentation to the hospital. His physical examination showed gross swelling of the entire right lowe...

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Main Authors: Mohd Zulfakar Mazlan, Huda Zainal Abidin, Wan Mohd Nazaruddin Wan Hassan, Nik Abdullah Nik Mohamad, Zeti Norfidiyati Salmuna, Kamaruddin Ibrahim, Mahamarowi Omar, Mohd Hafiz Abdul-Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Pseudomonas aeuroginosa
Community acquired
Necrotizing fasciitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920303097

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