A case of fulminant necrotising fasciitis [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2017 A 57-year-old man presented to the emergency department with fever, chills and a wound on his left foot since 2 weeks. He had no previous medical history. Despite receiving flucloxacillin, the wound was neglected and became necrotic with skin discoloration and a purulent, foul-smelling discharge.
Kelsey van Son +3 more
openalex +4 more sources
Perforated carcinoma of the caecum presenting as necrotising fasciitis of the abdominal wall, the key to early diagnosis and management [PDF]
BMC Surgery, 2006 Background Necrotising Fasciitis is a life threatening soft tissue infection which requires aggressive, early surgical management. Case presentation We present a rare case of a retroperitoneal perforation of a carcinoma of the caecum presenting as a ...
Sinclair Stephen +4 more
doaj +4 more sources
Fatal Salmonella Typhi Necrotising Fasciitis following Intra-articular Steroid Injection [PDF]
Journal of Lumbini Medical College, 2013 Intra-articular steroids administration in the absence of aseptic precautions can have disastrous consequences. Immunocompromised patients are at an increased risk of developing infections following such procedures.
Sagar Narang, Prakash Sapkota
doaj +4 more sources
Liver cirrhosis as a real risk factor for necrotising fasciitis: a three-year population-based follow-up study [PDF]
, 2014 [[abstract]]INTRODUCTION Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is often found in patients with diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, alcoholism, malignancy or liver cirrhosis. However, it remains unknown whether liver cirrhosis is an independent risk factor for
T Y Hung +4 more
openalex +4 more sources
A review of necrotising fasciitis in the extremities. [PDF]
Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 2009 Objective: To review currently available evidence on the epidemiology and methods of management for necrotising fasciitis, with particular reference to Hong Kong. Data sources and study selection: Medline, PubMed, and Cochrane Library searches of local and internationally published English language journals, from 1990 to July 2008 using the terms ...
Ip, WY, Fung, B, Cheung, JPY, Tang, WM
openaire +4 more sources
Posterior cervical necrotising fasciitis: a multidisciplinary endeavour in surgery. [PDF]
J Surg Case Rep, 2023 A 62-year-old male was diagnosed to the Emergency Department with 5-cm posterior neck carbuncle, and was subsequently discovered to have severe necrotising fasciitis intraoperatively during saucerization of the carbuncle.
Lee JH, Foo FJ, Wong AW.
europepmc +2 more sources
Necrotising fasciitis of a limb [PDF]
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 2002 F Hoeffel, Hoeffel Jc
openalex +3 more sources
The microbiological profile of necrotising fasciitis at a secondary level hospital in Gauteng. [PDF]
S Afr J Infect DisBackground Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a fulminant soft tissue infection that requires timely diagnosis, urgent surgical debridement, and appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
Molewa MC +4 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Necrotising fasciitis secondary to a perforated hepatic flexure tumour - A case report. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case Rep, 2023 Ganesan S.
europepmc +2 more sources
Management of eyelid and medial canthus necrotising fasciitis using laissez-faire technique. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2023 © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2023. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. DESCRIPTION A man in his 30s presented to ophthalmology outpatient department with gradual swelling of the right eyelids and adjacent skin. Except for
Gaur N +3 more
europepmc +2 more sources