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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.morthoj.org/2024/v18n3/enterococcus-necrotizing-fasciitis.pdf |
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