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Necrotizing fasciitis caused by emphysematous pyelonephritis through iliopsoas abscess

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  1. Department of Sports Medicine, Faculty of Budo and Sport Studies, Tenri University, 80 Tainosho-cho, Tenri, 632-0071, Japan

    Tadashi Yasuda

  2. Department of Surgery, Tanimukai Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

    Yasuhiko Tani

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Yasuda, T., Tani, Y. Necrotizing fasciitis caused by emphysematous pyelonephritis through iliopsoas abscess. J Orthop Sci 16, 832–835 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-011-0073-z

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