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Necrotizing Faciitis after Shoulder Mobilization and Intra-Articular Infiltration with Betametasone
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2013 Necrotizing Fasciitis is a rapidly progressive, potentially fatal infection of superficial fasciae and subcutaneous tissue, usually resulting from an inciting trauma to the skin.
Joana Bento-Rodrigues +6 more
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2014 Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon soft-tissue infection, associated with high morbidity and mortality. Early recognition and treatment are crucial for survival. Acinetobacter baumannii is rarely associated with necrotizing fasciitis.
Nupur Sinha +2 more
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Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Lower Limb – A Prospective Study of Prognostic Factors Affecting Mortality [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2009 Necrotizing fasciitis is a life and limb threatening soft tissue infection with a high mortality rate. This study tries to identify the possible risk factors that contribute to mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis involving a lower limb.
EK Chee, MK Kwan, EH Khoo
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014 Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae has been described in Southeast Asia, but has only recently begun to emerge in North America. The hypermucoviscous strain of K.
Ng, Daniel, Frazee, Brad
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Journal of British Surgery, 1991 Abstract Ten cases of necrotizing fasciitis are reviewed. Three patients died but only two of these deaths were due to uncontrolled septicaemia. All isolated organisms were sensitive to a combination of piperacillin and ampicillin which we now regard as the initial antibiotic combination of choice.
S K, Asfar +5 more
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Case report: A rare case of simultaneous necrotizing fasciitis of the breast and forearm
Frontiers in MedicineNecrotizing fasciitis is an aggressive bacterial infection that causes necrosis of the fascia and subcutaneous tissues with rapid progression and high mortality.
Ruofei Xu, Tingting Fang, Weikang Cai
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Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2014 Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive, life-threatening soft tissue infec-tion. NF may result from any injury to the skin or from hematogenous spread.
Fateme Shamekhi Amiri, Alireza Foroughi
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Tube Thoracostomy-Related Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006 Spontaneous pneumothorax is a serious complication of pulmonary tuberculosis that requires immediate treatment. Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious, rapidly progressive infection of the subcutaneous tissue and fascia, most related to trauma or surgery ...
Shun-Pin Hsu +4 more
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Necrotizing Fascitis in a 47-Year Old Diabetic Man: Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2009 Necrotizing fasciitis is one of the rare complications of misdiagnosed appendicitis with the mortality rate of over 25%.We report a 47-year old diabetic man admitted with necrotizing fasciitis of flank and abdominal wall secondary to acute appendicitis ...
M Aghaei afshar, A SHah esmaeili
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Blunt Trauma
Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 2015 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, rapidly progressive, and potentially fatal soft tissue infection of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscles. Only early clinical suspicion, appropriate an-timicrobials, rapid and aggressive surgical debridement ...
Ömer Arda Çetinkaya +2 more
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