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. 2009:2009:bcr2008141994.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.2008.141994. Epub 2009 Jan 8.

Necrotising fasciitis complicating varicella

F M de Benedictis  1 , P Osimani
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Necrotising fasciitis complicating varicella

F M de Benedictis et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2009.
No abstract available

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Figure 1. Lesion on child’s right abdomen.
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