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Case Reports
. 1979 Oct;95(1-2):23-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF00379165.

Spontaneous fascial necrosis of the upper thigh by beta-hemolytic streptococci

Case Reports

Spontaneous fascial necrosis of the upper thigh by beta-hemolytic streptococci

E Thelen et al. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (1978). 1979 Oct.

Abstract

This is a case-report of a gangrene involving muscle and fascia of the left femur due to group A of beta-hemolytic streptococci without visible injury of the skin. The diagnosis was derived from germ-evidence and by course of anti-desoxyribonuclease-B titer.

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