Necrotizing fasciitis of chest wall complicating empyema thoracis.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
; 2(3): 358-60, 2003 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-17670069
Necrotizing fasciitis affecting the chest wall is a rare condition and carries high mortality. It spreads rapidly, requiring early diagnosis and immediate extensive surgical debridement. The case of a 32 year old man afflicted with this uncommon condition following tube thoracostomy for empyema thoracis is described and literature reviewed.
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2003
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