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Huge carbuncle leading to necrotizing fasciitis in the COVID-19 pandemic era
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  • Mehdi Gheisari,
  • Moein Baghani,
  • Raziyeh Ganji,
  • Mohammad-Mehdi Forouzanfar
Mehdi Gheisari
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Moein Baghani
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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Raziyeh Ganji
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Mohammad-Mehdi Forouzanfar
Department of emergency medicine, Shohada Tajrish hospital, Shahid Beheshti university of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Abstract

The patients' discouragement from presentation due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the progression of many manageable diseases to a critical condition. we report a case of carbuncle promotion to the necrotizing fasciitis in the context of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and delay in visiting physicians due to fear of COVID-19.

Peer review status:ACCEPTED

21 Nov 2020Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
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26 Nov 2020Submission Checks Completed
26 Nov 2020Assigned to Editor
02 Dec 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
07 Dec 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
07 Dec 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
26 Dec 20201st Revision Received
28 Dec 2020Submission Checks Completed
28 Dec 2020Assigned to Editor
28 Dec 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
05 Jan 2021Editorial Decision: Accept