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Necrotizing fasciitis in the puerperium

J A Rowan1, R A North

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Women's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.

A case of necrotizing fasciitis in a healthy woman taking a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug in the puerperium is presented. The role of increased virulence of group A streptococci and the association of necrotizing fasciitis with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs is reviewed.

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