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Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b in a patient with rectal cancer treated with combined bevacizumab and chemotherapy: a case report

BACKGROUND: Recently, necrotizing fasciitis has been reported in patients treated with bevacizumab, usually secondary to wound healing complications, gastrointestinal perforations, or fistula formation. The risk of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infection is significantly increased in immuno...

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Autores principales: Ugai, Tomotaka, Norizuki, Masataro, Mikawa, Takahiro, Ohji, Goh, Yaegashi, Makito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24725844
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-198