Primary Breast Necrotising Fasciitis in an Elderly Woman Managed with Nipple-Areola Conservation and Delayed Primary Closure in a Resource-Poor Setting A Case Report. [PDF]
J West Afr Coll SurgPrimary breast necrotising fasciitis is a rare disease that can rapidly progress with high morbidity and mortality rates. Due to its rare occurrence, it is often misdiagnosed.
Okoli CM +3 more
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Fournier's gangrene complicated by lower limb necrotising fasciitis and pelvic bone osteomyelitis: A case report with literature review. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case RepFoo JCH, Lim EJ, Lee AY, Lu Y.
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Primary Necrotising Fasciitis of the Breast: Case Report and Brief Review of Literature [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly spreading progressive infection of the fascia with necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues. Primary necrotising fasciitis of the breast is extremely rare and hence we report the case of a 55-year-old woman presenting to ...
Prabhat Yaji, Balachandra Bhat, Harish E
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Diabetes mellitus and necrotizing fasciitis – a deadly combination; case report [PDF]
, 2020 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly destructive affliction of soft tissues, with a mortality rate that may reach 73% of the cases. It is characterized by a progressive inflammation and extended necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue and the fascia ...
Andronache, Liliana Florina +8 more
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An Unusual Cause of Necrotising Fasciitis in a Young Male with Juvenile Dermatomyositis. [PDF]
Case Rep Rheumatol, 2022 Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare condition worldwide, affecting children younger than 16 years. It is characterized by weakness in the proximal skeletal muscles and a pathognomonic skin rash.
Asante AA, Nsaful J, Dey D.
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The impact of COVID-19 on delayed presentations of necrotising fasciitis. [PDF]
J Surg Case Rep, 2022 The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the delayed presentation of necrotising fasciitis (NF). A retrospective study was conducted of adult patients (≥16 years old) diagnosed with NF at a hospital ...
Nguyen QD +6 more
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BMJ Case Reports, 2013 A patient in his late 50s who suffered from necrotising fasciitis is described in this case report. The patient first presented at the chest pain unit, where he reported of respiratory distress and showed systemic signs of an infection. Because of progressive skin lesions indicative of necrotising fasciitis on both the lower extremities, the patient ...
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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 ...
David J Howard +2 more
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis and COVID-19 infection coexisting in concurrent necrotising fasciitis with deep space infection of neck: an unusual presentation. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2022 Ludwig’s angina is a rapidly spreading, potentially fatal infection of deep fascial spaces of the neck leading to airway oedema and death. This, in recent times when associated with COVID-19 infection, possess treatment challenges making the patient ...
Agarwal SS +3 more
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A parotid abscess out of control resulting in craniocervical necrotising fasciitis in the context of diabetes mellitus—a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Gland surgeryBackground Necrotising fasciitis is an aggressive life-threatening infective process rarely making an appearance in the head and neck region and its development secondary to parotid abscess is exceptionally rare and scarcely reported in the literature ...
Rajmohan S +5 more
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