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Article: An Association Between Ibuprofen Use and Necrotizing Fasciitis.
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- Family Practice Alert
- Article date:
- June 1, 1999
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An Association Between Ibuprofen Use and Necrotizing Fasciitis
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY
Synopsis:These data add to the literature suggesting an association between ibuprofen use and the development of Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) and complicated NF in previously healthy children with varicella.
Source: Zerr DM, et al. Pediatrics 1999;103:783-790.
Zerr and colleagues set out to investigate ibuprofen use and other risk factors for Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) in the setting of varicella in children. Data are from December 1993 through June 1995a time period in which ibuprofen was a prescription-only medication. Nineteen previously healthy ...