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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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Escherichia coli necrotizing fasciitis in Hirschsprung's disease
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2015 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare post-operative complication of Hirschsprung's disease. Very recently the only previous case of necrotizing fasciitis following a Soave procedure was reported with the etiologic agent being Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Manal A. Alsaif, Joan L. Robinson
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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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Serratia marcescens necrotizing fasciitis presenting as bilateral breast necrosis [PDF]
, 2012 Serratia marcescens is an extremely rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis. We report the first case of necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall due to infection with S. marcescens that initially manifested as bilateral breast necrosis.
Aucken +23 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis following venomous snakebites in a tertiary hospital of southwest Taiwan
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background: Necrotizing fasciitis following venomous snakebites is uncommon. The purpose of this study was to describe the initial clinical features of necrotizing fasciitis after snakebites, and to identify the risk factors for patients with cellulitis ...
Yao-Hung Tsai +5 more
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IDCases, 2020 Group A Streptococcus is well established as the most common pathogen causing necrotizing fasciitis. In contrast, Group B Streptococcus (GBS, or Streptococcus agalactiae) is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis, particularly in adults.
Sophia Collis, Scott Hoskinson
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Report of 2 fatal cases of adult necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus agalactiae. [PDF]
, 2000 We describe 2 cases of fatal necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus agalactiae-a rare entity that has been reported in only 9 patients-in 2 nonpregnant adults ...
Ho, PL +4 more
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Spontaneous Necrotizing Fasciitis [PDF]
Cureus, 2020 Necrotizing soft tissue infections typically begin with direct inoculation of bacteria into the subcutaneous tissues. Here, we present a case with no such exposure, but with severe necrotizing fasciitis. We present a middle-aged man presented to the emergency department for a presumed allergic reaction after having initially sought care twice at an ...
Patrick J Rogers +3 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare soft tissue infection characterized by a rapidly spreading infection of the subcutaneous tissue. Early diagnosis is important as it requires immediate and complete debridement of infected tissues and antibiotic therapy ...
Samantha-Jo Wright +6 more
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Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2006 Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon, rapidly spreading infection, affecting primarily the deep fascia, which may result in secondary necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue, fascia and muscle. We report a patient that had the cardinal features; namely, excruciatingly painful lesions, demonstration of gas in the tissue and an obnoxious foul odor, prominent
Virendra N, Sehgal +4 more
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