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Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Potentially Fatal Disease with Varied Etiology
Necrotizing fasciitis was recognized centuries ago by physicians. It is a rapidly progressive and potentially fatal soft-tissue infection that is typified by soft-tissue necrosis, especially affecting the subcutaneous tissues and fascia. Cervico-facial necrotizing fasciitis is said to be uncommon, b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5405638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28480101 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/amhsr.amhsr_33_16 |
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author | Abdurrazaq, TO Ibikunle, AA Braimah, RO |
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description | Necrotizing fasciitis was recognized centuries ago by physicians. It is a rapidly progressive and potentially fatal soft-tissue infection that is typified by soft-tissue necrosis, especially affecting the subcutaneous tissues and fascia. Cervico-facial necrotizing fasciitis is said to be uncommon, but when it occurs, it is often of odontogenic origin and has severe consequences if not promptly treated. Possible underlying systemic diseases and the source of infection should be addressed and treated appropriately. We present two cases of extensive cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis, one of which was idiopathic in origin and the other with gross involvement of the chest and abdominal walls. Both were treated successfully. Immediate resuscitation of the patients, administration of empirical antibiotics, treatment of underlying systemic conditions and early, aggressive and serial debridement were the bedrock of management in these cases. |
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spelling | pubmed-54056382017-05-05 Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Potentially Fatal Disease with Varied Etiology Abdurrazaq, TO Ibikunle, AA Braimah, RO Ann Med Health Sci Res Case Report Necrotizing fasciitis was recognized centuries ago by physicians. It is a rapidly progressive and potentially fatal soft-tissue infection that is typified by soft-tissue necrosis, especially affecting the subcutaneous tissues and fascia. Cervico-facial necrotizing fasciitis is said to be uncommon, but when it occurs, it is often of odontogenic origin and has severe consequences if not promptly treated. Possible underlying systemic diseases and the source of infection should be addressed and treated appropriately. We present two cases of extensive cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis, one of which was idiopathic in origin and the other with gross involvement of the chest and abdominal walls. Both were treated successfully. Immediate resuscitation of the patients, administration of empirical antibiotics, treatment of underlying systemic conditions and early, aggressive and serial debridement were the bedrock of management in these cases. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5405638/ /pubmed/28480101 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/amhsr.amhsr_33_16 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research 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-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Abdurrazaq, TO Ibikunle, AA Braimah, RO Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Potentially Fatal Disease with Varied Etiology |
title | Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Potentially Fatal Disease with Varied Etiology |
title_full | Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Potentially Fatal Disease with Varied Etiology |
title_fullStr | Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Potentially Fatal Disease with Varied Etiology |
title_full_unstemmed | Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Potentially Fatal Disease with Varied Etiology |
title_short | Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Potentially Fatal Disease with Varied Etiology |
title_sort | cervical necrotizing fasciitis: a potentially fatal disease with varied etiology |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5405638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28480101 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/amhsr.amhsr_33_16 |
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