scholarly journals Successful surgical treatment approach for mitral valve vegetation of infective endocarditis after severe soft tissue infection with mediastinitis

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenichiro Uchida ◽  
Yosuke Takahashi ◽  
Toshihiko Shibata ◽  
Yasumitsu Mizobata
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
Tissue Infection ◽  
Severe Soft Tissue ◽  
Mitral Valve Vegetation

scholarly journals Successful surgical treatment approach for mitral valve vegetation of infective endocarditis after severe soft tissue infection with mediastinitis.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenichiro Uchida ◽  
Yosuke Takahashi ◽  
Toshihiko Shibata ◽  
Yasumitsu Mizobata
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
Mitral Valvuloplasty ◽  
Right Thoracotomy ◽  
Severe Soft Tissue ◽  
Mitral Valve Vegetation

Transesophageal echocardiography is mandatory if you do suspect infective endocarditis. By approaching via a small right thoracotomy, vegetectomy and mitral valvuloplasty following severe mediastinitis were successfully accomplished without any complications.

Injected novel legal highs associated with severe soft tissue infection: A regional hand unit's experience

The Surgeon ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 315-317
Author(s):  
Li Yenn Yong ◽  
Zeeshan Sheikh ◽  
Katarzyna M. Milto ◽  
Claire Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Tissue Infection ◽  
Legal Highs ◽  
Severe Soft Tissue

scholarly journals Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damselae: The First Case in Portugal

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogo Guimaraes ◽  
Luís Ribeiro ◽  
Luís Vieira ◽  
Ruben Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Necrotizing Fasciitis ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Acellular Dermal Matrix ◽  
Tissue Infection ◽  
Dermal Matrix ◽  
First Case ◽  
Photobacterium Damselae ◽  
Acellular Dermal ◽  
Severe Soft Tissue

Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe soft tissue infection with a high mortality rate and therefore requires emergent surgical treatment. Several microorganisms can cause this infection, Photobacterium damselae being one of them, with only eight cases previously published in the literature. We report the first ever case of necrotizing fasciitis, caused by this microorganism, in Portugal. In this case report the patient survived after several debridement procedures and reconstruction of the upper limb with acellular dermal matrix and skin graft. A brief review of the Photobacterium damselae soft tissue infection reports as well as the clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis can also be found in this paper.

Severe Soft-Tissue Infection Caused by Eikenella corrodens

1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 740-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Poliner ◽  
A. Khan ◽  
C. U. Tuazon
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Tissue Infection ◽  
Eikenella Corrodens ◽  
Severe Soft Tissue

scholarly journals Two Unusual Cases of Severe Soft Tissue Infection Caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1484-1487 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. R. Kittang ◽  
N. Langeland ◽  
S. Skrede ◽  
H. Mylvaganam
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Tissue Infection ◽  
Streptococcus Dysgalactiae ◽  
Severe Soft Tissue

Soft Tissue Infection after Missile Injuries to the Extremities–A Non-Randomized, Prospective Study in Gaza City

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazem M. Hamouda ◽  
Eivind Witsø ◽  
Nedal K.E. Moghani ◽  
Ahmed Shahwan ◽  
Øystein P. Nygaard
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Tissue Damage ◽  
Soft Tissue Injuries ◽  
Tissue Infection ◽  
Soft Tissue Damage ◽  
Safe Procedure ◽  
Infected Wound ◽  
Severe Soft Tissue

AbstractIntroduction:Patients with soft tissue injuries caused by missile attacks during wartime have been treated with radical debridement and delayed closure. In a study in Gaza City, the rate of infection of missile injuries to the extremities when treated with minimal surgical intervention, was measured.Methods:Patients with severe soft tissue damage, compound fractures, and injuries to major blood vessels and/or nerves were excluded from the study. One hundred fourteen patients were treated according to a standardized regime that included a superficial, minor surgery revision of the inlet and the outlet opening, and antibiotic treatment. Local soft tissue infection was defined as the presence of at least two signs of local infection.Results:A total of 109 out of 114 patients attended the first follow-up visit. Eleven (10%) of these patients had an infected wound. A total of 105 of the patients (92%) attended a second follow-up. None of these patients had an infected wound.Conclusions:Under conditions with a high number of causalities, minimal surgical treatment followed by the administration of antibiotics is a safe procedure for patients with penetrating missile injuries and less severe soft tissue damage.

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