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Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2020 N ...
Desta, Rishan, Yee, Jennifer
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Rare Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis With Polyarteritis Nodosa in a Multi-Comorbid Patient. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Necrotizing fasciitis can mimic cellulitis in immunocompromised patients, delaying diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of early clinical suspicion despite low LRINEC score. Prompt surgical intervention, appropriate antibiotics, and recognition of underlying conditions like polyarteritis nodosa are critical to reduce morbidity and ...
Hassan SMS +5 more
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Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1996 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressing soft-tissue infection characterized by extensive necrosis of subcutaneous fat and fascia. It is frequently accompanied by moderate to severe systemic toxicity and can be fatal without prompt recognition and aggressive surgical treatment. The podiatric physician must be aware of these infections because the
J K, Harmonson +2 more
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Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2000 Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns 7 (2000) 142-147. doi:10.1016/S1068-607X(00)00036-6 ; Received by publisher: 0000-01-01 ; Harvest Date: 2016-01-04 12:23:24 ; DOI:10.1016/S1068-607X(00)00036-6 ; Page Range: 142 ...
University of Florida College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Gainesville, Florida, USA ( host institution ) +1 more
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Outcomes in Diabetic vs Non‐Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive, life‐threatening infection, with the lower limbs being a common site. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a significant risk factor that influences the progression, outcome, and management of NF.
Lynch C +10 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1977 Summary The author's experience of fourteen patients with necrotizing fasciitis is reviewed. The pathognomonic feature of this condition is an extensive necrosis of subcutaneous tissue caused by a vicious cycle of infection, local ischaemia and reduced host defence mechanisms.
M A, Tehrani, I M, Ledingham
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Periocular necrotizing fasciitis. [PDF]
Front Ophthalmol (Lausanne)Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive infection commonly associated with group A Streptococci and other toxin-producing bacteria that leads to microvascular thrombosis, tissue ischemia, and fascial plane spread.
Somani Z +3 more
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A Patient with Acute Necrotizing Fasciitis after a Total Knee Replacement: A Case Report
Diagnostics, 2023 Necrotizing fasciitis is a relatively rare and serious fatal soft-tissue infection that is characterized by a rapidly spreading bacterial infection located in the subcutaneous tissues.
Shu-Hao Chang +4 more
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Nonodontogenic Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Sialadenitis
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2016 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive infectious disease of the soft tissue with high mortality and morbidity rates. Necrotizing fasciitis is occasionally located in the head and neck region and develops after odontogenic infections.
Alper Yenigun +3 more
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Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2001 Necrotizing fasciitis continues to occur due to beta-haemolytic streptococci but is now also recognized as being due to Vibrio spp. in fishermen and those in contact with warm water in the Gulf of Mexico and South-East Asia, including Hong Kong. Magnetic resonance image scanning has identified the extent of fasciitis and soft tissue oedema infiltrating
C L, Cherneski, J M, Embil
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