Fusobacterium emphysematous pyomyositis with necrotizing fasciitis of the leg presenting as compartment syndrome: a case report

BACKGROUND: Fusobacterium necrophorum is a common agent of disease in humans, but the occurrence of primary infections outside the head and neck area is extremely rare. While infection with Fusobacterium necrophorum has a rather benign course above the thorax, the organism is capable of producing ve...

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Autores principales: Smith-Singares, Eduardo, Boachie, Joseph Adjei, Iglesias, Izaskun M., Jaffe, Leland, Goldkind, Adam, Jeng, Eric I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5704428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29179775
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1493-y

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