title: Clinical problem-solving. Desperate appliance.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Roxbury, MA 02132.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Thibault
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology; D009336:Necrosis; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes