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Varicella zoster viral infection complicating into necrotizing fasciitis: A case report

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submitted on 2023-03-15, 08:02 and posted on 2023-03-16, 06:21 authored by Nissar Shaikh, Umm‐e‐ Amara, Mogahed I. Hussein, Sahar Mahadik, Abdalaziz I. Elhussain, Muna Al Maslamani, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan
<p></p><div> <p>Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare complication of varicella-zoster viral infection in adults, occurring due to a secondary bacterial infection. A 35-year-old female healthy patient had post-varicella zoster infection with NSAID use as a possible risk factor. She was diagnosed early by clinical and laboratory parameters.</p> </div><p></p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Clinical Case Reports<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6408" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6408</a></p>

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  • English

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Wiley

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  • 2022

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  • Hamad Medical Corporation

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