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. 2023 Sep 22:56:e03792023.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0379-2023. eCollection 2023.

Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis

Suzan Şahin  1
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Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis

Suzan Şahin. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. .
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Conflict of Interest: The author declares no conflict-of-interest issue.

Figures

FIGURE 1A:
FIGURE 1A:. Erythematous swelling of the neck with black discoloration in the middle.
FIGURE 1B:
FIGURE 1B:. A CT scan shows a large lesion of fluid density on the right side of the neck.
FIGURE 1C:
FIGURE 1C:. The resolved lesion after antibiotic therapy and drainage.
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