Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 5 , Pages 259-261 , May 2008

Severe Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Abdominal Wall Secondary to Colon Perforation in a Child

  • Hsin-Lin Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Pediatric Surgery
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chin-Su Liu

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Pediatric Surgery
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Jei-Wen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chou-Fu Wei

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Pediatric Surgery
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Jin-Teh Lin

      Affiliations

    • Reconstruction and Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Tai-Wai Chin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Tai-Wai Chin, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C

Received 13 August 2007 ,Accepted 14 January 2008.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70117-5

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70117-5

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 5 , Pages 259-261 , May 2008

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