Isolated Chest Wall Necrotizing Fasciitis: An Unusual Fatal Manifestation of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

Primary tuberculosis of the chest wall is a rare disease and very difficult to diagnose without clinical suspicion. Here, we present an unusual case of necrotizing fasciitis due to an aggressive form of chest wall tuberculosis. A 22-year-old male presented in emergency with acute-onset swelling and...

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Autores principales: Meena, Satya P, Acharya, Netrananda, Kala, Prakash C, Rohda, Mahaveer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8692721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34956806
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20585

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8692721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34956806
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20585

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