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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001;9:76-77
© 2001 Asia Publishing EXchange Pte Ltd

CASE STUDY

Necrotizing Fasciitis of Thoracic Wall Complicating Chest Tube Drainage

Jorge Freixinet, MD, Pedro Rodríguez, MD, Norberto Santana, MD, Mohamed Hussein, MD, Francisco Cruz, MD, Felipe Rodríguez de Castro, MD,1

Department of Thoracic Surgery
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine Investigation Unit Hospital de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín Canary Islands, Spain
For reprint information contact: Jorge Freixinet, MD Tel: 34 928 45 0647 Fax: 34 928 44 9100 email: jfreixi{at}correo.hpino.rcanaria.es Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Barranco de la Ballena s/n, Las Palmas GC 35020, Canary Islands, Spain.
A 24-year-old man with Werdnig-Hoffman disease developed necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus milleri complicating treatment of empyema with a chest tube. Extensive debridement was performed repeatedly, but he died 18 days after admission.






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