Necrotizing fasciitis with mediastinitis following snakebite envenomation
Snakebite envenomation is a life-threatening injury and a neglected public health issue in Africa. We report the case of a child that presented 6 days following a forearm snakebite with compartment syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis of the upper limb extending to the neck and chest who developed med...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-01-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18823090 |