Dabigatran-induced Enterococcus Necrotizing Fasciitis in Medically Unfit Patient with Successful Conservative Treatment Outcome: A Case Report

A 54-year-old gentleman with underlying hypertension and congestive cardiac disease was diagnosed with left lower limb necrotizing fasciitis following commencement of oral dabigatran. Small bruises on the limb progressed to full-blown sepsis. The calculated perioperative risk for surgery was unfavou...

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Main Authors: Faris MK, Izzuddin MS, Norazrin MA, Thiru MK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2024-11-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:https://www.morthoj.org/2024/v18n3/enterococcus-necrotizing-fasciitis.pdf
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