Fulminant Myonecrosis From a Minor Puncture Wound Leading to Hip Disarticulation: A Rare Case of Clostridium septicum Gas Gangrene

Saptarshi Biswas; Emma Morel

doi:10.14740/CII105

Fulminant Myonecrosis From a Minor Puncture Wound Leading to Hip Disarticulation: A Rare Case of Clostridium septicum Gas Gangrene

Saptarshi Biswas
, Emma Morel

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Original language	American English
Journal	Clinical Infection and Immunity
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14740/CII105
State	Published - Jan 1 2020

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Surgery

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