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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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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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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 +4 more
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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 +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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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 +12 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 +2 more
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JPRAS Open, 2015 Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is an infection of soft tissues that rarely affects the breast. It is associated with a high risk of mortality if diagnosed late. We present a case of primary necrotising fasciitis of the left breast in a 30-year-old woman with
Bob Yang, Susan Connolly, William Ball
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Complication of massive trauma by fungal infection and bone tuberculosis
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020 We report a middle aged man who was admitted with severe necrotising fasciitis following a motor vehicle accident (MVA). Histopathology of the excised tissue suggested mucormycosis while a bone tissue culture revealed fully sensitive Mycobacterium ...
Fatehi Elzein +5 more
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