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Current Issue - November 2024, Volume 18, Issue No. 3

Official Journal of Malaysian Orthopaedic Association and ASEAN Orthopaedic Association

Dabigatran-induced Enterococcus Necrotizing Fasciitis in Medically Unfit Patient with Successful Conservative Treatment Outcome: A Case Report

Abstract

A 54-year-old gentleman with underlying hypertension and congestive cardiac disease was diagnosed with left lower limb necrotizing fasciitis following commencement of oral dabigatran. Small bruises on the limb progressed to full-blown sepsis. The calculated perioperative risk for surgery was unfavourable. Immediate diagnosis combined with targeted medical treatment managed to produce a medical wonder.

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The Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal is a peer-reviewed journal that is published three times a year in both print and electronic online version. The purpose of this journal is to publish original research studies, evaluation of current practices and case reports in various subspecialties of orthopaedics and traumatology, as well as associated fields like basic science, biomedical engineering, rehabilitation medicine and nursing.

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