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Necrotizing fasciitis associated with acupuncture: A case report

✍ Scribed by Faustino Macuha Jr; Andrew Ahn; Robert Graham

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
124 KB
Volume
5
Category
Article
ISSN
1553-5592

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Infectious complications from acupuncture are extermely rare; we present a case of severe necrotizing Fasciitis (type 1) in an elderly nondiabetic male. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2010. Β© 2010 Society of Hospital Medicine.

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