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Necrotizing fasciitis associated with acupuncture: A case report
Author(s) -
Macuha Faustino,
Ahn Andrew,
Graham Robert
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.128
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1553-5606
pISSN - 1553-5592
DOI - 10.1002/jhm.674
Subject(s) - medicine , fasciitis , acupuncture , hospital medicine , plantar fasciitis , dermatology , medline , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology , family medicine , political science , law
Abstract Infectious complications from acupuncture are extermely rare; we present a case of severe necrotizing Fasciitis (type 1) in an elderly nondiabetic male. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2010. © 2010 Society of Hospital Medicine.