Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Upper and Lower Limbs: Port Harcourt Experience
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Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Upper and Lower Limbs: Port Harcourt Experience
Background: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare but life-threatening soft-tissue infection characterized by rapidly spreading inflammation and subsequent necrosis of the fascial planes and surrounding tissue. Aim: To determine the clinical characteristics at presentation, causative pathogens and clinical outcome of NF after aggressive management. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively review...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2158-284X,2158-2882
DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2011.22017