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01-03-2007 | Case Report

Necrotizing fasciitis secondary to diverticulitis

Authors: Tatiana Piedra, Laura Martín-Cuesta, Javier Arnáiz, Enrique Marco de Lucas, Raúl Pellón, Ana García-Bolado, Francisco González

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 6/2007

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, rapidly progressive infectious process primarily involving the fascia and the subcutaneous tissue, with thrombosis of the cutaneous microcirculation. We present a case of necrotizing fasciitis secondary to diverticulitis in an immunosuppressed patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Title: Necrotizing fasciitis secondary to diverticulitis
Authors: Tatiana Piedra
Laura Martín-Cuesta
Javier Arnáiz
Enrique Marco de Lucas
Raúl Pellón
Ana García-Bolado
Francisco González
Publication date: 01-03-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-006-0566-9

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