Case report: treatment of Fournier's gangrene of the shoulder girdle

Case report: treatment of Fournier's gangrene of the shoulder girdle

ABSTRACT Fournier's gangrene is a rare, high-mortality infection that affects the subcutaneous tissue with rapidly progressive necrosis. The objective is to report a case of Fournier's gangrene involving the region of the shoulder girdle after closed fracture of the clavicle, and to discus...

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Main Authors: Nivaldo Cardozo Filho, Gyoguevara Patriota, Rodrigo Falcão, Roberto Maia, Gildásio Daltro, Daniel Alencar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
Fournier's gangrene
Shoulder
Necrotizing fasciitis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162018000400493&lng=en&tlng=en

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