Early surgery for limb preservation in Group A Streptococcus-induced necrotizing soft tissue infection and subsequent soft tissue infection: A case report

BACKGROUND: Group A Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) causes necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) necessitating exploration, surgical debridement, and possibly limb amputation. CASE PRESENTATION: A 45-year-old man presented with traumatic injury of the left carpal region, vomiting, and diarrhea. Th...

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Autores principales: Uchikura, Toshio, Mori, Nobuaki, Kono, Aki, Arino, Hiroshi, Takahashi, Takashi, Takeuchi, Ichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7649489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33204629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00980

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