A peculiar purple bruise. Necrotizing fasciitis due to a group-A beta-hemolytic streptococci.
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colo.
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Gentry
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Fitzpatrick
D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D013848:Thigh