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Case Reports in Medicine, 2014 Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening, soft tissue infection and an early diagnosis is needed to permit a prompt surgical and medical intervention.
Francesco Carbonetti +3 more
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Defective lymphatic vasculature in obesity
Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.Summary Lymphedema is an important, and often underdiagnosed complication of obesity and is likely due to acquired defects in the lymphatic vasculature. Study of diet‐induced obesity animal models have indicated defective lymphatic vasculatures might extend to other anatomical sites, especially visceral depots.
Jingjing Zhu, John P. H. Wilding, Ji Hu
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Rare Breast Emergency: A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast in a Lactating Patient
European Journal of Breast HealthNecrotizing fasciitis is a rare but potentially lethal infection of the skin and soft tissue, commonly seen in the perianal and gluteal regions. Concomitant diabetes is a predisposing factor. Primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast is rare in healthy
Gökhan Giray Akgül +8 more
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Pre and retroperitoneal necrotizing fasciitis after COVID-19 infection: A case report
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious infection that originates in the subcutaneous tissues. We present a case of 52 years old male patient who developed preperitoneal and retroperitoneal necrotizing fasciitis 2 weeks after the start of Coronavirus-19 ...
Mohamed M Elashry, MBBCH, MSC +2 more
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014 Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae has been described in Southeast Asia, but has only recently begun to emerge in North America. The hypermucoviscous strain of K.
Ng, Daniel, Frazee, Brad
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 170, Issue 1, Page 150-156, July 2025.Abstract Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a very effective method in the treatment of dehiscent, infected, and non‐healing wounds. Difficult wound healing occurs especially in late pregnancy due to the rapid enlargement of the uterus and the constantly increasing tension of the entire abdominal wall.
Jan Zapletal +6 more
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Necrotizing Faciitis after Shoulder Mobilization and Intra-Articular Infiltration with Betametasone
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2013 Necrotizing Fasciitis is a rapidly progressive, potentially fatal infection of superficial fasciae and subcutaneous tissue, usually resulting from an inciting trauma to the skin.
Joana Bento-Rodrigues +6 more
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Microbiology and Immunology, Volume 69, Issue 7, Page 384-388, July 2025.ABSTRACT Clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes are usually classified using emm and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Recently, whole genome sequencing (WGS) has been employed for emm typing and MLST analysis. WGS data provides additional information on the presence of virulence factor genes.
Norihiko Takemoto +10 more
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Case report: A rare case of simultaneous necrotizing fasciitis of the breast and forearm
Frontiers in MedicineNecrotizing fasciitis is an aggressive bacterial infection that causes necrosis of the fascia and subcutaneous tissues with rapid progression and high mortality.
Ruofei Xu, Tingting Fang, Weikang Cai
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Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Lower Limb – A Prospective Study of Prognostic Factors Affecting Mortality [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2009 Necrotizing fasciitis is a life and limb threatening soft tissue infection with a high mortality rate. This study tries to identify the possible risk factors that contribute to mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis involving a lower limb.
EK Chee, MK Kwan, EH Khoo
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