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Spontaneous gas gangrene of the lower limb in a patient with rectal cancer: A fatal diagnostic pitfall
Spontaneous gas gangrene of lower limb is rare. It may complicate digestive cancer or neutropenia. We report a case of spontaneous gas gangrene of the lower limb complicating a rectal cancer, initially diagnosed as deep vein thrombosis. The diagnostic delay was fatal.
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9474909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36177081 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6311 |