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Case Reports
. 1994 Apr;36(4):589-91.

Gangrenous streptococcal myositis: case report

B Hird  1 , K Byrne
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  • PMID: 8158727
Case Reports

Gangrenous streptococcal myositis: case report

B Hird et al. J Trauma. 1994 Apr.

Abstract

Streptococcal infection of the large skeletal muscles is a rare but often rapidly fatal condition that may occur for no apparent reason. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may have an adverse effect on outcome. A high index of suspicion is the key to early diagnosis.

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