The following MeSH terms were used: ‘intensive care units’, ‘critical care’, ‘critical illness’, ‘fasciitis, necrotizing’, ‘Fournier gangrene’, ‘gas gangrene’, ‘soft tissue infections’ and ‘skin diseases, infectious’. In addition, the following free text words were used: ‘...
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressing skin and soft tissue infection that carries an extremely high morbidity and mortality if not addressed in an expeditious manner. Even when it is attended to with appropriate aggressiveness, the morbidity and mortality are unfortunately still high. The sub...
Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon but serious infection of skin, subcutaneous fat and fascia, characterised by rapidly spreading inflammation and associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. A 42-year-old man, with necrotizing fasciitis of the right upper leg, was hospitalized and treated by...
Here, we present a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the leg caused by K. pneumoniae in a 92-year-old French woman hospitalized in a geriatric rehabilitation unit. The patient initially presented with dermohypodermitis of the leg that developed from a dirty wound following a fall. A few ...
Here, we present a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the leg caused by K. pneumoniae in a 92-year-old French woman hospitalized in a geriatric rehabilitation unit. The patient initially presented with dermohypodermitis of the leg that developed from a dirty wound following a fall...
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressing skin and soft tissue infection that carries an extremely high morbidity and mortality if not addressed in an expeditious manner. Even when it is attended to with appropriate aggressiveness, the morbidity and mortality are unfortunately still high. The sub...
This case report presents a case of gas gangrene of the leg caused byFusobacterium necrophorum, the first such case reported.Fusobacteriumshould now be included in the differential diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis of the extremities. 展开
necrotizing fasciitisNecrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a deadly soft tissue infection characterized by fascia necrosis caused by different organisms. It requires prompt diagnosis, adequate debridement, and administration of proper empirical antibiotics pending the outcome of wound culture to reduce morbidity and...
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a severe soft tissue infection typified by swiftly spreading necrosis of the fascia and subcutaneous fat with successive necrosis of the skin which affects all age groups.#To compare the clinical presentation and treatment outcome of NF between children and adults.#A ...
necrotizing fasciitisWe report a 50-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus who presented with a painful, swollen right leg. He had also experienced right flank pain for 1 week prior to admission. Physical examination was notable for tenderness over the right flank. The right leg ...