Diabetic hand infections and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Abstract: The aim of this study was to discuss the clinical characteristics and results of hand infections in diabetic patients treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). This retrospective study included 10 patients with diabetes mellitus who underwent HBOT due...

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Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis following Episiotomy.

Abstract: Introduction. Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon condition in general practice but one that provokes serious morbidity. It is characterized by widespread fascial necrosis with relative sparing of skin and underlying muscle. Herein, we report a fatal case...

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Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis following Episiotomy.

Abstract: Introduction. Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon condition in general practice but one that provokes serious morbidity. It is characterized by widespread fascial necrosis with relative sparing of skin and underlying muscle. Herein, we report a fatal case...

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Lyme disease: sudden hearing loss as the sole presentation.

Abstract: Lyme disease is an uncommon tick-borne multisystemic infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. The most common clinical manifestation is erythema migrans. In this report, a very unusual presentation of this condition is described, in which sudden onset...

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