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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...
Autores principales: | Meena, Satya P, Acharya, Netrananda, Kala, Prakash C, Rohda, Mahaveer |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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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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