Necrotising soft tissue infection of chest wall secondary to rib fractures
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چکیده
Necrotising soft tissue infection (NSTI) is a surgical emergency. We hereby present rare case with NSTI of the chest wall secondary to rib fractures without any intra pulmonary pathology leading life-threatening condition.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Surgery Journal
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2349-2902', '2349-3305']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20230978