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Necrotizing fasciitis following venomous snakebites in a tertiary hospital of southwest Taiwan
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background: Necrotizing fasciitis following venomous snakebites is uncommon. The purpose of this study was to describe the initial clinical features of necrotizing fasciitis after snakebites, and to identify the risk factors for patients with cellulitis ...
Yao-Hung Tsai +5 more
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Associated with Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2012 Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening soft tissue infection that results in rapid local tissue destruction. Type 1 necrotizing fasciitis is characterized by polymicrobial, synergistic infections that are caused by non-Group A streptococci, aerobic
Tony Hung +3 more
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IDCases, 2020 Group A Streptococcus is well established as the most common pathogen causing necrotizing fasciitis. In contrast, Group B Streptococcus (GBS, or Streptococcus agalactiae) is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis, particularly in adults.
Sophia Collis, Scott Hoskinson
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Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2001 Necrotizing fasciitis continues to occur due to beta-haemolytic streptococci but is now also recognized as being due to Vibrio spp. in fishermen and those in contact with warm water in the Gulf of Mexico and South-East Asia, including Hong Kong. Magnetic resonance image scanning has identified the extent of fasciitis and soft tissue oedema infiltrating
C L, Cherneski, J M, Embil
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare soft tissue infection characterized by a rapidly spreading infection of the subcutaneous tissue. Early diagnosis is important as it requires immediate and complete debridement of infected tissues and antibiotic therapy ...
Samantha-Jo Wright +6 more
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Diagnosis and management of necrotizing fasciitis in the light of the recent recommendations
Сучасні медичні технології, 2019 Summary: Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but life-threatening infection of the soft tissues. It is characterized by spreading inflammation and necrosis starting from the fascia, muscles, and subcutaneous fat, with subsequent necrosis of the overlying ...
C. O. Kosulnikov +6 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2005 Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Although bite wounds are common, they are not frequently reported as a cause of necrotizing fasciitis.
Christopher A Sikora +4 more
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Candida albicans necrotizing fasciitis following elective surgery
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020 Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal soft tissue infection that requires prompt clinical suspicion, pharmacological and surgical interventions.
Natalie J. Atallah +7 more
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Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A novel anatomical description and radiological finding, related to the anatomical course of the terminal fibular artery (FibA) was recently reported. In the article, the authors found the terminal FibA to change its course, from being posterior and medial to the fibula to surface anteriorly and laterally before residing below the tibiofibular
Sebastian Kirdar‐Smith +5 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis in association with Ludwig’s angina – A case report
Saudi Dental Journal, 2011 A 28 year old male diabetic patient developed Ludwig’s angina which subsequently evolved into cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis. The differential characteristic of Ludwig’s angina and cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis, as it relates to this rare ...
A.M. Kavarodi
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