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Case Reports

Ten-year follow-up of a case of necrotizing fasciitis successfully treated with negative-pressure wound therapy, dermal regeneration template application, and split- thickness skin autograft

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Pages 120-124 | Received 31 Jan 2017, Accepted 03 Apr 2017, Published online: 25 Apr 2017

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