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Navigating the Diagnostic Challenges of Postoperative Fever: A Case Study of Drug-Induced Fever Misidentified as Necrotizing Fasciitis Following Femoral Fracture Surgery

  • By

  • Yaoxin Ao

  • Lili Duan

  • Jiaomei Shi

  • Yanjiao Li

  • Huaxi Sun

  • Sijie Liu

  • Can Qu

  • Bixia Yuan

  • Xinguo Zhang

  • July 14, 2026

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From suspected necrotizing fasciitis to diagnosed drug-induced fever: a diagnostic maze and reflections on anti-infection management in a case of postoperative fever after femoral fracture

  • by Yaoxin Ao, Lili Duan, Jiaomei Shi, Yanjiao Li, Huaxi Sun, Sijie Liu, Can Qu, Bixia Yuan, Xinguo Zhang

  • July 14, 2026

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