Non-clostridial Gas Gangrene in a Patient with Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Hemodialysis

Overview

Journal Acta Diabetol

Specialty Endocrinology

Date 2017 Sep 6

PMID 28871383

Citations 2

Authors

Ryo Shigemoto

Takatoshi Anno

Fumiko Kawasaki

Shintaro Irie

Masayuki Yamamoto

Shintaro Tokuoka

Hideaki Kaneto

Kohei Kaku

Niro Okimoto

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