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immunology and microbiology

Necrotizing fasciitis of the breast and HIV infection. A case report

Medecine Tropicale, Volume 70, No. 3, Year 2010

Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe soft tissue infection caused by flesh-eating bacteria. It usually occurs on the lower limbs. The purpose of this report is to describe a case involving Streptococcus pyogenes on the breast of a 22-year-old African woman with HIV.
Statistics
Citations: 11
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
ISSN: 0025682X
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Participants Gender
Female