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Necrotising Fasciitis Caused by Adulterated Traditional Asian Medicine: A Case Report

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009
Necrotising fasciitis can be life threatening, requiring prompt diagnosis and surgical debridement. We report a case of necrotising fasciitis caused by an adulterate traditional Asian medication— Jamu Pegal Linu , containing toxic levels of ...
Hitendra K Doshi, Joseph Thambiah, Cheng Leng Chan, Min En Nga, Paul Ananth Tambyah   +4 more
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Streptococcal necrotising fasciitis from diverse strains of Streptococcus pyogenes in tropical northern Australia: case series and comparison with the literature [PDF]

, 2004
Since the mid-1980's there has been a worldwide resurgence of severe disease from group A streptococcus (GAS), with clonal clusters implicated in Europe and the United States. However GAS associated sepsis and rheumatic fever have always remained at high
Marilyn Hassell, Peter Fagan, Phillip Carson, Bart J Currie, A Guiliano, FL Meleney, DL Stevens, J Chelsom, R Kaul, C Haywood, PP Cleary, JR Carapetis, JR Carapetis, The Working Group on Severe Streptococcal Infections, B Beall, M Gracey, J Cunningham, B Sellers, T Simonart, DB Wall, L Sudarsky, J Majeski, Writing Group for Therapeutic Guidelines, D Gilbert, EM Adams, H Eagle, DL Stevens, DL Stevens, DL Stevens, J Zimbelman, ZD Mulla, CD O'Brien, LA Clark, WA Zamboni, JA Riseman, A Shupak, A Norrby-Teglund, R Watanabe-Ohnishi, SE Holm, A Norrby-Teglund, A Norrby-Teglund, J Darenberg, W Barry, JM Yong, DL Stevens, DR Martin, H Seppala, JM Musser, P Descheemaeker, BJ Vlaminckx, S Chatellier, MS Chaussee, AE Moses   +52 more
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Proteomic analysis at the sites of clinical infection with invasive Streptococcus pyogenes [PDF]

, 2018
Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections are rare, with often-unexplained severity. Prompt diagnosis is desirable, as deaths can occur rapidly following onset and there is an increased, but preventable, risk to contacts.
A Monner Le, BL Young, CE Turner, CE Turner, CR Molins, D Agranoff, GE Nelson, J Malmström, JA Freiberg, JA Freiberg, K Sjöholm, MJ Walker, P Akesson, P Sumby, R Mearkle, R Patel, RJ Edwards, S Rørvig, SK Lau, TL Lamagni, V Gazzano, WR Lyon, X Zheng, YT Wen, Z Zhu   +24 more
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Fulminating Postcaesarean Necrotising Fasciitis: A Rare and Lethal Condition Successfully Managed in a Resource-Disadvantaged Setting in Sub-Saharan Africa

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but potentially lethal condition in obstetrics which usually presents with fulminant tissue destruction and a resultant high mortality.
Carlson-Babila Sama, Conrad S. Tankou, Fru F. Angwafo III   +2 more
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Characterisation of clinical manifestations and treatment strategies for invasive beta-haemolytic streptococcal infections in a Swiss tertiary hospital

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2020
AIMS OF THE STUDY Invasive streptococcal infections affect more than half a million patients worldwide every year and have a high lethality. Little is known about the epidemiology and microbiological characteristics of streptococcal infections in ...
Andrina Neff, Lionel Chok, Ulrich von Both, Ulrich Matt, Andrea Tarnutzer, Federica Andreoni, Mark van der Linden, Jan A. Plock, Philipp K. Buehler, Silvio D. Brugger, Reto A. Schuepbach, Reinhard Zbinden, Annelies S. Zinkernagel   +12 more
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Risk factors, microbiological findings and outcomes of necrotizing fasciitis in New Zealand: a retrospective chart review [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundThe incidence and mortality from necrotizing fasciitis (NF) are increasing in New Zealand (NZ). Triggered by a media report that traditional Samoan tattooing was causing NF, we conducted a chart review to investigate the role of this and other ...
Baker, Michael G., Das, Dilip Kumar, Venugopal, Kamalesh   +2 more
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Split Thickness Skin Grafts (STSG): Approach in necrotising fasciitis, a rare case report

JKKI (Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia), 2019
Treatment of necrotising fasciitis including systemic antibiotic and radical surgical debridement is often resulting in large wounds that need to be closed using methods such as split-thickness skin grafts, local flaps, or guided tissue regeneration ...
Agung Widianto, Wahyu Kartiko Tomo
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Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections in the intensive care unit

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections (NSTI) are rare but potentially life-threatening and disabling infections that often require intensive care unit admission.
de Prost, Nicolas, De Waele, Jan, Eckmann, Christian, Norrby-Teglund, Anna, Peetermans, Marijke, Skrede, Steinar   +5 more
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Intestinal perforation after surgical treatment for incisional hernia. iatrogenic or idiopathic? [PDF]

, 2018
Intestinal perforation (IP) is a life-threatening gastroenterological condition requiring urgent surgical care, which may present itself as an uncommon complication following incisional hernia repair surgery, most often because of iatrogenic traumatism ...
Amorosi, V, D'Angelo, F, Firmani, G, Longo, B, Santanelli di Pompeo, F, Sorotos, M   +5 more
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Idiopathic necrotising fasciitis

BMJ Case Reports, 2009
An 82-year-old male was admitted to the accident and emergency department complaining of severe pain in his upper right thigh and sudden onset abdominal pain. On examination his temperature was 38.2°C, pulse rate 130 beats/minute and blood pressure 98/65 mm Hg. His right thigh was noted to be extremely tender, swollen and erythematous.
Neel, Sharma, Marc A, Gladman, Shafi, Ahmed   +2 more
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