Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Child following a Blunt Chest Trauma

Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection rarely occurring in children after blunt trauma. Due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, a high index of suspicion is necessary for prompt diagnosis and treatment. We describe a 6-year-old Costa Rican girl who died secondary to multiple...

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Autores principales: Ocaña, Yohel, Ulloa-Gutierrez, Rolando, Yock-Corrales, Adriana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3623462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23607028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/373712
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Sumario:Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection rarely occurring in children after blunt trauma. Due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, a high index of suspicion is necessary for prompt diagnosis and treatment. We describe a 6-year-old Costa Rican girl who died secondary to multiple complications following a posttraumatic necrotizing fasciitis.

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