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Rare Breast Emergency: A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast in a Lactating Patient

European Journal of Breast Health
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but potentially lethal infection of the skin and soft tissue, commonly seen in the perianal and gluteal regions. Concomitant diabetes is a predisposing factor. Primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast is rare in healthy
Gökhan Giray Akgül, Sümeyra Güler, Simay Akyüz, Duygu Bayram, İbrahim Burak Bahçecioğlu, Müjdat Turan, Hikmet Erhan Güven, Mehmet Ali Gülçelik, Kerim Bora Yılmaz   +8 more
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A Case of Postsurgical Necrotizing Fasciitis Invading the Rectus Abdominis Muscle and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Medicine, 2014
Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening, soft tissue infection and an early diagnosis is needed to permit a prompt surgical and medical intervention.
Francesco Carbonetti, Antonio Cremona, Marco Guidi, Valentina Carusi   +3 more
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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, Fernando Judas, Jorge Pedrosa Rodrigues, João Oliveira, Pedro Simões, Francisco Lucas, António Pais Lopes   +6 more
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Retroperitoneal Necrotizing Fasciitis Following Prolonged Physical Activity: A Case Report

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Retroperitoneal necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, rapidly progressive, and often fatal infection of the retroperitoneum. In many cases the source of infection is unclear, and cutaneous signs of necrotizing fasciitis may be absent.
Jordan R. Pollock, Edmundo Chantler, Bhavesh Patel, Nelly Tan, Wayne Martini   +4 more
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A Rare Finding of Retroperitoneal Sepsis Following Robot‐Assisted Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS): A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Robot‐assisted transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is a safe and effective platform for the local excision of early rectal lesions. While postoperative complications such as bleeding or contained perforation are recognized, rapidly progressive retroperitoneal sepsis remains an exceedingly rare occurrence.
Jonathan Tiong, Khang Duy Ricky Le, Annie Jiao Wang, Jean Flanagan, Dilshan Udayasiri   +4 more
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Tirzepatide and SGLT2 Inhibitors for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity: Entering a New Cardiometabolic Therapeutic Era

Endocrinology, Diabetes &Metabolism, Volume 9, Issue 5, September 2026.
Tirzepatide and SGLT2 inhibitors act through distinct but complementary mechanisms in obesity‐related HFpEF: tirzepatide targets adiposity, inflammation, and insulin resistance, while SGLT2 inhibitors improve decongestion, myocardial energetics, and cardiac remodeling.
Zakariye Isak Mohamed, Abdinasir Adam Shidane, Abdullahi Mohamud Abdiasis, Mohamed Hassan Hussein, Ayaanle Osman Ibrahim, Anas Ali Abdi, Kowthar Ismail Hashi, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamud, Ali Jimale Mohamed   +8 more
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Case report: A rare case of simultaneous necrotizing fasciitis of the breast and forearm

Frontiers in Medicine
Necrotizing 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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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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A Fatal Case of Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter Necrotizing Fasciitis: The Changing Scary Face of Nosocomial Infection

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, Masooma Niazi, Dmitry Lvovsky   +2 more
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Filipino Female in North America

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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