Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Fatal Outcome Following Minor Trauma

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirk Wojno ◽  
Werner U. Spitz
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Marco Sciarra ◽  
Andrea Schimmenti ◽  
Tommaso Manciulli ◽  
Cristina Sarda ◽  
Marco Mussa ◽  
...  

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a soft tissue infection affecting subcutaneous tissue and the muscular fascia without involvement of the muscle and can be either monomicrobial or polymicrobial. Monomicrobial infections are usually caused by group A streptococci, while infections caused by anaerobic germs usually affect immunodepressed patients. We report a rare case of NF caused by two anaerobic bacteria in an immunocompetent patient.


2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Heinze ◽  
Klaus Püschel ◽  
Michael Tsokos

Author(s):  
A. Modlinska ◽  
M. Osowicka ◽  
T. Buss ◽  
M. Lichodziejewska-Niemierko

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Daniel Matz ◽  
Oleg Heizmann

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a serious and potentially life threatening soft tissue infection, usually caused by different types of bacteria such as group A streptococcus, staphylococcus spp. (type 1 infection) or mixed infection by aerobic and anaerobic bacteria (type 2 infection). Usually, the infection arises from skin injury, in injections or surgical procedures and effects the fascia as well as the subcutaneous tissue. Overwhelming progression and difficulties in diagnosing are very common. Mortality rate is up to 100% depending on the type of soft tissue infection and did not markedly decrease in the past decades [1]. Here we present a case of NF with fatal outcome following colonoscopy, which was primarily suspected to be a post polypectomy syndrome.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAOPING YU ◽  
ZHENG GUO ◽  
JUN LIU ◽  
JIAN WU ◽  
JUNLI ZHOU

Abstract BackgroundToexploretheclinicaldiagnosisandtreatmentoffatalnecrotizingfasciitis.MethodsRetrospective analysis of simple data from January 1, 2014 to November 1, 2019, on the clinical data of the Department of Burns, Gansu Provincial People's Hospital, and the diagnosis and treatment methods were discussed.ResultsThe usual causes of necrosis and fasciitis are as follows. 1. Small trauma such as mosquito bites, pressure sores, and local trauma; 2. Patients suffering from minor trauma did not receive regular treatment in time, and only went to the hospital when local redness, pain, and dysfunction occurred, and were misdiagnosed as cellulitis;3. When a paraplegic patient has a Sacrococcygeal pressure ulcer and has whole-body fever or low-grade fever, and there is inflammation around the pressure ulcer, and redness and swelling spread to one lower limb or both lower limbs, necrotizing fasciitis should be highly suspected; 4. Patients’ wounds cannot be debrided in a timely and effective manner. Generally, inexperienced doctors have incomplete incision and drainage, which causes necrosis to continue to spread along the fascia to the distal limbs.Conclusion1. The diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis mainly depends on clinical manifestations, and early diagnosis is the key; 2. When the patient has local trauma with local inflammation, and fever or hypothermia throughout the body, necrotizing fasciitis should be highly suspected, and the differential diagnosis should be made with cellulitis. When it is difficult to distinguish, a diagnostic surgical incision can be performed; 3. The operation should be thorough, fully cut and drained to avoid necrosis spreading to the distal limbs along the fascial space; 4. Necrotizing fasciitis should be systemic comprehensive treatment, rational use of antibiotics, correction of water and electrolyte disorders, early active and thorough debridement, and effective sealing of the wound.


2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meenakshi Dawar ◽  
Bob Russell ◽  
Karen McClean ◽  
Paul N Levett ◽  
Gregory J Tyrrell ◽  
...  

Necrotizing fasciitis due toStreptococcus pneumoniaeis a rare and grave condition, and only a few cases have been reported. Suggested risk factors include minor trauma, systemic lupus erythematosus, immunosuppression secondary to medication, use of intramuscular anti-inflammatories and alcoholism. A fatal case of pneumococcal necrotizing fasciitis that occurred in a 51-year-old woman with a history of alcohol abuse and oral anti-inflammatory use is presented. Her condition was caused by a multi-etiology outbreak of community-acquired pneumonia, from whichS pneumoniaeserotype 5 was also isolated. The case description outlines the subtle presentation and rapid clinical progression of this condition. Because serotype 5 antigen is included in the polysaccharide 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine, the present case highlights the importance of pneumococcal immunization programs in Canada.


2015 ◽  
Vol 143 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 476-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Kojic ◽  
Dragan Mikic ◽  
Darko Nozic ◽  
Bojan Rakonjac

Introduction. Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a serious soft tissue infection with rapid progression of inflammatory process among superficial or deep fascia, systemic host response to infection leading to toxic shock syndrome (TSS), and multiple organ failure. Lethality is high. Case Outline. A 46-year-old male without co-morbidities was admitted to the Emergency Department with redness, swelling and pain on his right lower leg. He became sick two day s ea rlier with m alaise, chills and shivering. On admission he was hypotensive, anuric, with erythematous rash on his face, neck and chest, with acute ren al failure and elevated creatine phosphokinase level. During the next several hours, the changes on his right lower leg rapidly spread to the whole leg, followed by skin destruction and subcutaneo us bleeding, indicating NF. Aggressive antimicrobial, supportive and symptom atic therapy was initiated immediately and on the same evening surgical intervention was performed. Despite these measures, a rapid development of severe TSS, with lethal outcome, occurred in less than 40 hours after the admission. Stre ptococcus pyogenes (group A ?-hemolytic Streptococcus) was isolated from the throat, skin and tissue obtained duri ng the surgery. Conclusion. Necrotizing fasciitis is a very serious disease with unpre dictable course. For that reason doctors must devote a great deal of a ttention to early, i.e. timely diagnosis of this disease, whose treatment with a multid isciplinary approach is very important.


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