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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2013 Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is among the most challenging surgical infections faced by a surgeon. The difficulty in managing this entity is due to a combination of difficulty in diagnosis, and also of early as well as late management.
Jagdish Sadasivan +2 more
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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare sclerodermiform syndrome of unknown etiology. It is characterized by the thickening of the muscular fascia and subcutaneous tissue, with a variable infiltration of eosinophils.
Elisa Baranski Lamback +2 more
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Refractory Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis Successfully Controlled by Submandibular Gland Excision: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Persistent cervical necrotizing fasciitis may indicate an unrecognized infectious reservoir. In refractory cases, excision of a suspected salivary gland may be required to achieve definitive infection control when repeated debridement fails.
Makihara H +3 more
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Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1996 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressing soft-tissue infection characterized by extensive necrosis of subcutaneous fat and fascia. It is frequently accompanied by moderate to severe systemic toxicity and can be fatal without prompt recognition and aggressive surgical treatment. The podiatric physician must be aware of these infections because the
J K, Harmonson +2 more
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British Journal of Perioperative Nursing (United Kingdom), 2005 Necrotising fasciitis is a rare soft tissue infection, primarily involving the superficial fascia and resulting in extensive undermining of the surrounding tissues. The author of this article describes her experience when encountering this distressing condition.
Saiidy, Hasham +3 more
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Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2020 This scenario was developed to educate emergency medicine residents and medical students on the diagnosis and management of necrotizing fasciitis (NF).Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon and life-threatening deep tissue infection. Clinical presentations may range from subtle non-specific signs and symptoms to multi-organ failure.1 Signs and symptoms ...
Desta, Rishan, Yee, Jennifer
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1977 Summary The author's experience of fourteen patients with necrotizing fasciitis is reviewed. The pathognomonic feature of this condition is an extensive necrosis of subcutaneous tissue caused by a vicious cycle of infection, local ischaemia and reduced host defence mechanisms.
M A, Tehrani, I M, Ledingham
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PERIARTICULAR TISSUES: OF OPTIONS DISORDER AND THEIR TREATMENT
Медицинский совет, 2017 This article describes the most frequent diseases of periarticular tissues of the upper and lower extremities, back: enthesitis, tenosynovitis, ligamentity, fasciitis, bursitis.
N. A. Khitrov
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Dermatology, 1983 Hypergamma-globulinemia and eosinophilia in the peripheral blood were found in a 4-year-old girl with scleroderma-like lesions within the upper and lower limbs. Histological examination excluded scleroderma. After 6 weeks of treatment with steroids, almost a complete retreat of scleroderma-like lesions was achieved.
B, Stepień, D, Janicka, J, Bowszyc
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of non-Traumatic Pathologies of Ankle and Foot
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2018 Introduction: In patients with ankle and foot pain, especially in non-traumatic cases, MRI plays major role in identifying the etiology. MRI gives more information in the region of ankle and foot because of its high soft-tissue resolution and multi ...
Nellaiappan Chelliah
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