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A Fatal Case of Super-super Obesity (BMI >80) in a Patient with a Necrotic Soft Tissue Infection

A 35-year-old man (height, 169 cm; body weight, 240 kg; BMI, 84) visited the Department of Dermatology due to left leg pain and swelling. Focused enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the left leg ruled out complications of deep venous thrombosis. Surgical exploration of the left leg resulted in a di...

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Autores principales: Yoshizawa, Toshihiko, Ishikawa, Kouhei, Nagasawa, Hiroki, Takeuchi, Ikuto, Jitsuiki, Kei, Omori, Kazuhiko, Ohsaka, Hiromichi, Yanagawa, Youichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5995720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29321421
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.9277-17