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KMID : 0371320060710030234
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Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2006 Volume.71 No. 3 p.234 ~ p.237
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Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Chest Wall Complicating Acupuncture
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강세훈/Kang SH
정우경/Jeong WK
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A 20-year-old man developed necrotizing fasciitis of the left chest wall complicating acupuncture. Necrotizing fasciitis is a highly morbid soft tissue infection that rarely involves the upper torso. In the past, there has been few report on necrotizing fasciitis complicating acupunture in the English literature (based on a MEDLINE search covering 1966 to 2005). We present this extremely unusual case of a patient after taking acupuncture who survived severe necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall following wide debridement of the necrotic tissue and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy. (J Korean Surg Soc 2006;71:234-237)
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