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Necrotising fasciitis of the breast: A rare but deadly disease

INTRODUCTION: Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but deadly bacterial infection causing soft tissue and fascial necrosis. It is associated with a mortality rate of 25%. It is characterised by; erythematous skin, which turns dusky blue before haemorrhagic bullae develop; localised pain; and inflammation...

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Autores principales: Marks, Bertram, Fasih, Tarannum, Amonkar, Sunil, Pervaz, Mujahid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6838545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31675685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.020