Necrotising fasciitis: a life-threatening complication of acupuncture in a patient with diabetes mellitus

Acupuncture is used for some conditions as an alternative to medication or surgical intervention. Several complications had been reported, and they are generally due to physical injury by the needle or transmission of diseases. We report a case of life-threatening necrotising fasciitis that develope...

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Main Authors: Saw, A., Kwan, M.K., Sengupta, S.
Format: Article
Published: Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association 2004
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/497/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15094988
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