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Necrotizing fasciitis in rheumatic diseases [PDF]

, 2006
Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon but life-threatening complication in immunocompromised hosts. We reported four patients with rheumatic diseases complicated by necrotizing fasciitis and reviewed 14 others from literature search. Most patients were on
Chan, TM, Lau, CS, Tang, WM, Wong, SY, Mok, MY, Wong, WS   +5 more
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Case Report of Necrotizing Fasciitis Associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2016
Necrotizing fasciitis, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, is an extremely rare and life-threatening bacterial soft tissue infection. We report a case of early necrotizing fasciitis associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in a 26-year-old man ...
Lei Jiao, Zain Chagla, Reham Mohammedsaeed Kaki, Gabriela Gohla, Marek Smieja   +4 more
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Draft genome sequence of Aeromonas dhakensis, isolated from a patient with fatal necrotizing fasciitis [PDF]

, 2019
Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas dhakensis and are ubiquitous in marine and aquatic environments. Both species, which cause significant skin and soft tissue infection, are often associated with water activities and floods.
Melo-Bolivar, Javier F., Sidjabat, Hanna E, Sinclair, Holly A, Sidjabat, Hanna E., Melo-Bolivar, Javier F, Sinclair, Holly A.   +5 more
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A multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment of diabetes complicated with necrotizing fasciitis and scrotal gangrene

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Necrotizing fasciitis is relatively common in clinical practice and is often characterized by extensive and rapid necrosis of subcutaneous tissue and fascia.
Fang Zhang, Dan Song, Xinlei Yang, Zhijun Chen, Yushu Zhang, Xiaoying Gao, Hongyang Meng, Xinhe Zhang   +7 more
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Current approach to diagnosing and treating necrotizing fasciitis

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction: Necrotizing fasciitis is an infrequent yet highly fatal bacterial infection characterized by widespread necrosis of fascia and subcutaneous fat tissue.
Łukasz Ciulkiewicz, Paulina Kryszpin , Piotr Jachimowski , Maciej Pełka, Anna Kania , Justyna Fijałkowska   +5 more
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Necrotizing Fasciitis without Surgeries -Only Lunatics May? [PDF]

, 2020
Necrotizing fasciitis is a life threatening disease and patients suffering from the disease require urgent surgical debridement and adjunct board spectrum parental antibiotics.
Yiu Ming Ho
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Necrotizing Fasciitis

Annals of Surgery, 1970
W J, Rea, W J, Wyrick
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What is subacute necrotizing fasciitis?: A proposed clinical diagnostic criteria [PDF]

, 2020
Summary Objective. Subacute necrotizing fasciitis is a poorly defined clinical entity. Its very existence has been the subject of much controversy. While rarely reported, subacute forms of necrotizing fasciitis have been documented in the literature by ...
Yi-Shi Wang, Chin-Ho Wong
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Time against tissue: case reports of fungal necrotizing fasciitis and the cost of delayed aggressive interventions

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare disease that causes the necrosis of subcutaneous tissues and muscle fascia in patients, and if not diagnosed and treated in due time may lead to the extreme morbidity and even death, with the mortality rate ...
Ali Haider, Safna Naozer Virji, Maryam Dildar, Ayesha Haq, Abdul Rehman Alvi   +4 more
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Acute Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Rhizopus Infection in a Patient with Diabetes and Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Report [PDF]

Xiaoqing Huang,1 Junke Qiu,1 Lei Pan,1 Caihong Wang,1 Chuanfeng Tang2 1Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Emergency Department ...
Qiu J, Wang C, Huang X, Tang C, Pan L
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