Cervical necrotizing fasciitis caused by dental infection: A review and case report

Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck is an uncommon, potentially fatal , soft tissue infection characterized by extensive necrosis and gas formation in the subcutaneous tissue and fascia. The purpose of this report is to heighten the awareness of this infection. The article also outlines an ap...

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Autores principales: Maria, Anisha, Rajnikanth, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3304199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22442584
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-5950.79215
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description Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck is an uncommon, potentially fatal , soft tissue infection characterized by extensive necrosis and gas formation in the subcutaneous tissue and fascia. The purpose of this report is to heighten the awareness of this infection. The article also outlines an appropriate management strategy for use in the treatment of these patients and reviews the literature along with a report of a case which was successfully managed.
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spelling pubmed-33041992012-03-22 Cervical necrotizing fasciitis caused by dental infection: A review and case report Maria, Anisha Rajnikanth, K. Natl J Maxillofac Surg Case Report Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck is an uncommon, potentially fatal , soft tissue infection characterized by extensive necrosis and gas formation in the subcutaneous tissue and fascia. The purpose of this report is to heighten the awareness of this infection. The article also outlines an appropriate management strategy for use in the treatment of these patients and reviews the literature along with a report of a case which was successfully managed. Medknow Publications 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC3304199/ /pubmed/22442584 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-5950.79215 Text en © National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Cervical necrotizing fasciitis caused by dental infection: A review and case report
title_fullStr Cervical necrotizing fasciitis caused by dental infection: A review and case report
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title_short Cervical necrotizing fasciitis caused by dental infection: A review and case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3304199/
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