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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2024

A Case Report of Varicella Zoster Virus Infection Progressing to Necrotizing Fasciitis in an Immunocompetent Adult.

Ahmed Mohamed Ali, Edip Bayrak, Abdirahman Ahmed Mohamud, Zakaria Kasim Ali

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Article in International medical case reports journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmed Mohamed AliDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mogadishu-Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.ORCID 0000-0002-4000-380X
Edip BayrakDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mogadishu-Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Abdirahman Ahmed MohamudDepartment of General Surgery Mogadishu-Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.ORCID 0000-0001-7889-7231
Zakaria Kasim AliDepartment of General Surgery Mogadishu-Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research HospitalYedikule Teaching Hospital · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adults who have had varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection may experience the unusual consequence of necrotizing fasciitis (NF), which is brought on by a secondary bacterial infection. The optimum approach to treat this medical condition is with a precise diagnosis, quick antibiotic therapy, and immediate surgery. We present 36-year-old case of post chickenpox NF in an immunocompetent male adult patient by diagnosing clinical and laboratory investigations.

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chickenpoxnecrotizing fasciitisvaricella zoster virus

Identifiers

PMID38344469
PMCPMC10859103
OpenAlexW4391609154

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