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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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Internal Medicine, 2010 Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a necrotizing soft tissue infection that can cause rapid local tissue destruction, necrosis and life-threatening severe sepsis. Predisposing conditions for NF include diabetes, malignancy, alcohol abuse, and chronic liver and kidney diseases.
Shimizu, Taro, Tokuda, Yasuharu
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Associated with Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2012 Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening soft tissue infection that results in rapid local tissue destruction. Type 1 necrotizing fasciitis is characterized by polymicrobial, synergistic infections that are caused by non-Group A streptococci, aerobic
Tony Hung +3 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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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2013 ABSTRACTNecrotizing fasciitis (NF) is among the most challenging surgical infections faced by a surgeon. The difficulty in managing this entity is due to a combination of difficulty in diagnosis, and also of early as well as late management. For the patient, such a diagnosis means prolonged hospital stay, painful dressings, an extended recovery, and in
Jagdish Sadasivan +2 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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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 ...
Rogers, Patrick J +3 more
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Diagnosis and management of necrotizing fasciitis in the light of the recent recommendations
Сучасні медичні технології, 2019 Summary: Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but life-threatening infection of the soft tissues. It is characterized by spreading inflammation and necrosis starting from the fascia, muscles, and subcutaneous fat, with subsequent necrosis of the overlying ...
C. O. Kosulnikov +6 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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Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A novel anatomical description and radiological finding, related to the anatomical course of the terminal fibular artery (FibA) was recently reported. In the article, the authors found the terminal FibA to change its course, from being posterior and medial to the fibula to surface anteriorly and laterally before residing below the tibiofibular
Sebastian Kirdar‐Smith +5 more
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