Fulminant necrotizing fasciitis of the thigh, following an infection of the sacro-iliac joint in an immunosuppressed, young woman
Necrotizing soft tissue infection of an extremity is a rare but life-threatening disease. The disease is an infection that involves the soft tissue layer and is characterized by rapidly spreading inflammation (especially of the fascial planes and the surrounding tissues) with a high mortality. Early...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Open Medical Publishing
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Orthopedic Reviews |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/5825 |