title: Idiopathic Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing fasciitis of the upper extremity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Bluman
authors.forename: Anthony P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mechrefe
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Fadale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001132:Arm / Q000382:microbiology; D003646:Debridement; D004322:Drainage; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*