Necrotizing fasciitis: Reports of three fatal cases simulating and resulting from assaults

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-154

  Rutty, G N ^a   Busuttil, A ^b  

^a Medico Legal Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assault; Autopsy; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM INJURIES; AUTOPSY; BUTTOCKS; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; FACIAL INJURIES; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0034091529     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200006000-00012     Document Type: Article

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