Necrotising fasciitis of the shoulder in association with rheumatoid arthritis treated with etanercept: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Necrotising fasciitis is a severe infection characterised by the fulminant destruction of tissue with associated systemic signs of sepsis and toxicity. Etanercept is a fully human fusion protein that inhibits tumor necrosis factor...

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Main Authors: Tuite Helen, Houlihan Diarmaid D, Smyth Andrew, Fleming Catherine, O'Gorman Thomas A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/367