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  • Title: Necrotizing fasciitis: a rare complication of appendicitis.
    Author: Mazza JF, Augenstein JS, Kreis DJ.
    Journal: South Med J; 1987 Sep; 80(9):1197-8. PubMed ID: 2957793.
    Abstract:
    The mortality of acute appendicitis increases sixfold if perforation occurs. We have reported a case of perforated appendix complicated by necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall and retroperitoneum. We believe this complication has not been previously described in the English literature.
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