The importance of recognising and making appropriate referral: Case of Necrotising fasciitis
Open Access
- 25 May 2020
- journal article
- Published by Peertechz Publications Private Limited in Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports
- Vol. 7 (1), 041-042
- https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5282.000093
Abstract
We report an unusual case of a 78 year old lady presenting with sepsis secondary to necrotising soft tissue infection of her right forearm which she had initially sustained when falling on her driveway and hitting her right arm.Keywords
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