Cutaneous mucormycosis in a young immunocompetent trauma patient: a case report
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Mucormycosis, a rare and life-threatening infection, is caused by microorganisms of the Mucorales order. It affects almost exclusively immunocompromised and diabetic patients, requiring extensive surgical debridement and prolonged ...
André Silva +4 more
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Fasciitis by Lactococcus garvieae on an immunosuppressed patient by Diabetes Mellitus
Microbes, Infection and Chemotherapy, 2021 Lactococcus garvieae, a gram-positive anaerobe facultative coccus, is a well-known pathogen in the aquaculture and cattle sector, being extremely rare for human beings.
Gustavo Adolfo Valencia Mesías +2 more
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Pathogens, 2022 Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck is a rare, very severe disease, which, in most cases, originates from odontogenic infections and frequently ends with the death of the patient.
Sebastian Böttger +12 more
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, 2023 Nodular fasciitis is a benign fibroblastic proliferation rarely reported in the breast. We report the case of a 55-year-old woman who presented with imaging findings that resembled a malignancy.
So Hyeong Park +3 more
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Penile Necrotizing Fasciitis (Fournier's Gangrene) after Penile Prosthesis Implant in diabetic patient treated conservatively – A case report. [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2020 Background: Penile abscess and necrotizing fasciitis are very rare. Diabetes mellitus is the common risk factors. In our practice, this is the first reported case of penile necrotizing fasciitis after penile prosthesis insertion.
Nabeel Kuwaijo +2 more
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Application of point of care ultrasound and relevance of anatomy in necrotizing fasciitis [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2022 Introduction: Ultrasound is currently being used in intensive care medicine. When not diagnosed and treated quickly, necrotizing fasciitis has a rapid progression and high mortality.
Lucas Carvalho Lopes, Rui Lopes
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Massive necrotizing fasciitis following bellow-knee arterial surgery: A therapeutic challenge [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015 Introduction. Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, progressive bacterial infection of superficial fascia followed by secondary subcutaneous tissue necrosis.
Popov Petar +4 more
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Diabetes mellitus and necrotizing fasciitis – a deadly combination; case report [PDF]
, 2020 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly destructive affliction of soft tissues, with a mortality rate that may reach 73% of the cases. It is characterized by a progressive inflammation and extended necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue and the fascia ...
Andronache, Liliana Florina +8 more
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Contralateral necrotizing fascitis after left nephrectomy for emphysematous pyelonephritis
IJU Case Reports, 2022 Introduction Emphysematous pyelonephritis is an acute necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma. The management is variable, extending to total nephrectomy in severe or refractory cases.
Alberto Fuentes +5 more
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Granulomatous fasciitis followed by morphea profunda: Is granulomatous fasciitis part of a spectrum of deep morphea? A case report and review of the literature. [PDF]
, 2018 Although eosinophilic fasciitis is known to be part of the deep morphea spectrum, this first report of the coexistence of granulomatous fasciitis and morphea profunda suggests that granulomatous fasciitis may also be a part of the spectrum of deep ...
Christensen, Angie +5 more
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