A Rare Infection Following Snakebite

Snakebite is very common especially in Asia. We report a rare case of Providencia rettgeri infection following snakebite on the foot. This patient was treated with early and aggressive wound debridement, daily wound dressing during hospitalization and then skin coverage with split skin graft. No ant...

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Main Authors: CY Cheong, CK Lee, Z Zuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2010-03-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:http://morthoj.org/2010v4n1/Rare_Infection_Following_Snakebite.pdf