South African Medical Journal, 2022 Wound infections following cytotoxic snakebites are common. Bites from Naja nigricincta nigricincta (an African spitting cobra) usually present as severe dermonecrosis spreading within the subdermal fascia layer.
EL Saaiman, PJ (Christo) Buys
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BMJ, 2012 A case of necrotising fasciitis is being reported. Due to delay in diagnosis and treatment, patient developed contracture leading to flerxion deformity.
Helen Yasmin, Sultan +2 more
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Periorbital necrotising fasciitis [PDF]
Eye, 1991 Three cases of periorbital necrotising fasciitis are described, one occurring in a three-year-old child. The cases in adults required debridement of necrotic tissue, in one of whom there was extensive disease involving the face and orbital fat. It is probable that the early stages of this condition are under-recognised; the importance of early signs ...
G E, Rose, D J, Howard, M R, Watts
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Necrotising Cutaneous Lesions in Anti neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies- Associated Vasculitis Mimicking Necrotising Fasciitis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Necrotising vasculitis is a very rare occurrence and commonly caused by an underlying autoimmune pathology. Anti neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis is an established cause for cutaneous manifestations of necrotising ...
AHMAD ARIEFF ATAN +4 more
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]
, 2017 No abstract ...
Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
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Medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitis
Beyoglu Eye Journal, 2018 Necrotising fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection with a significant fatality rate. Although the cause may be polymicrobial, most known microbial agents are Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphyylococcus aureus.
Ziya Ayhan +2 more
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Fasciitis Necroticans after Elective Hernia Inguinal Surgery
Case Reports in Surgery, 2014 Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but disastrous complication after elective surgery. We present two patients (both male, 58 and 18 years old) who developed necrotising fasciitis following elective inguinal hernia repair according to Lichtenstein.
T. A. Sigterman +2 more
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Necrotising fasciitis of the shoulder in association with rheumatoid arthritis treated with etanercept: a case report [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction Necrotising fasciitis is a severe infection characterised by the fulminant destruction of tissue with associated systemic signs of sepsis and toxicity.
Andrew Smyth +4 more
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A systematic review of necrotising fasciitis in children from its first description in 1930 to 2018
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background Necrotising fasciitis is a rapidly progressing soft-tissue infection with a low incidence that carries a relevant risk of morbidity and mortality.
Arne Schröder +5 more
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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and acute mediastinitis of odontogenic origin: a case series [PDF]
, 2017 Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is an uncommon infection. Early signs and symptoms include fever, severe pain and swelling, and redness at the wound site. Moreover, fulminant evolution and high mortality rate are typical of this pathology.
Cabello Serrano, Almudena +4 more
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