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Necrotizing Myositis in a Neutropenic Patient: The Use of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Atypical Presentations
We report a case of fatal necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) due to Clostridium perfringens (CP) in a neutropenic patient with diabetes mellitus. As in many cases, by the time a diagnosis was made, the condition had rapidly progressed to its late stages, resulting in a fatal outcome. The emerg...
Autores principales: | Torrejón, Maria Del Carmen, Celi, Edgardo, Cancho, David, Knox, Ailie, Henriquez-Camacho, Cesar |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4070362/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25013733 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/685263 |
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