Necrotizing fasciitis: clinical approach and diagnosis in DEA
We describe a case of a 85 years old man, presenting to our Emergency Department because of fever of recent onset, joint pain and erythema involving his left leg. Although the first clinical appearance looks like a benign-low grade cellulitis, it will rapidly progress in a necrotizing fasciitis, wit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2008-02-01
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Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1363 |