title: Necrotizing fasciitis: is it a fatal complication of tube thoracostomy?--Report of three cases.
authors.affiliation: Chest Department, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Perng
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000601:surgery; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*