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Is It Necrotizing Fasciitis or Necrotizing Cellulitis After Varicella Zoster Infection? Two Case Reports [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Necrotizing fasciitis and necrotizing cellulitis are serious cutaneous complications in varicella patients. Differentiation of necrotizing cellulitis from necrotizing fasciitis can initially be challenging because of indistinct clinical course at the ...
Toy, Hatice   +2 more
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Filipino Female in North America

open access: yesWestern 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
doaj   +1 more source

Neorectal Perforation and Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection of the Lower Limb Following Pelvic Reirradiation for Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Neorectal perforation is a rare but serious complication following treatment for rectal cancer, and may lead to catastrophic sequelae if diagnosis and management are delayed. We report the case of a 54‐year‐old woman with locally recurrent rectal cancer who developed neorectal perforation and necrotizing soft tissue infection of the lower limb
Cameron Wells   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Inconspicuous Infection of Aeromonas hydrophila in an Immunocompromised Host [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
We present a case of serious necrotizing fasciitis due to Aeromonas hydrophila without a suggestive history of routes of pathogen invasion in a 60-year-old male.
Po-Tsung Yen, Cheng Liu, Kuo-Chun Liao
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Case report: A rare case of simultaneous necrotizing fasciitis of the breast and forearm

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Lower Limb – A Prospective Study of Prognostic Factors Affecting Mortality [PDF]

open access: yesMalaysian 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
doaj  

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

open access: yesCase 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
doaj   +1 more source

Necrotizing Faciitis after Shoulder Mobilization and Intra-Articular Infiltration with Betametasone

open access: yesActa 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
doaj   +1 more source

Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Extremities [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2008
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) describes a life threatening soft tissue infection characterized by a rapid spreading infection of the subcutaneous tissue and in particular the fascia. Various synonyms for this type of infection are used, often due to the difficult diagnosis. Necrotizing fasciits of the extremities is found after simple skin lacerations and
Frank, Johannes   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Fournier's Gangrene and Purulent Peritonitis as a Result of Progressing Ischiorectal Abscess: A Case Report From Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Ischiorectal abscess can rarely progress beyond the anorectal region to cause Fournier's gangrene, supralevator extension, and purulent peritonitis. Early recognition of disease progression, prompt imaging, aggressive surgical source control, and multidisciplinary management are critical to reducing morbidity and mortality in this life ...
Hervé Tshikomba Mbuyamba   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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