Necrotising Fasciitis complicating vulval ulcer

Shobha Mukherjee; Reena Sarkar; Sujoy Mukherjee

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2013.050720137

Necrotising Fasciitis complicating vulval ulcer

Shobha Mukherjee
, Reena Sarkar
, Sujoy Mukherjee

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Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis, NF, is also known as the flesh eating disease. The incidence is rare. Infection. Mortality is a high as 40%. Very few cases have been reported in English literature and also very few cases of necrotizing fasciitis of female perineum in India have been reported. Here we report a case in India who recovered well with repeated debridement and dressing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	928-930
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5455/ijmsph.2013.050720137
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

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