Necrotizing fasciitis. Review of the literature and case report
Wilkerson-R; Paull-W; Coville-FV Clin-Orthop. 1987 Mar(216): 187-92 Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) of the hand was preceded by an outbreak of porphyria cutanea tarda in a 31-year-old woman. The presentation, course, differential diagnosis, and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis, including a review of the literature, illustrates the indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy for this life-threatening infection.
Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.
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