Severe, Steroid-responsive, Myositis Mimicking Necrotizing Fasciitis following Orthopedic Surgery
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Severe, Steroid-responsive, Myositis Mimicking Necrotizing Fasciitis following Orthopedic Surgery: A Pyoderma Variant with Myonecrosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2169-7574
DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000000124