Empyema necessitans – An unusual cause of necrotising fasciitis of the breast

2021 ◽  
pp. 004947552110641
Author(s):  
Sriram Deivasigamani ◽  
Amresh Aruni ◽  
Bharath Chhabria ◽  
Santhosh Irrinki
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Tissue Infection ◽  
Necrotising Fasciitis ◽  
Tissue Necrosis

Necrotising fasciitis is a dreaded aggressive soft tissue infection that can cause extensive tissue necrosis. It may arise in the breast where its diagnosis may not readily be evoked.

Necrotising Fasciitis

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 220-223
Author(s):  
Philippa Mason
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Tissue Infection ◽  
Necrotising Fasciitis ◽  
Superficial Fascia ◽  
Distressing Condition

Necrotising fasciitis is a rare soft tissue infection, primarily involving the superficial fascia and resulting in extensive undermining of the surrounding tissues. The author of this article describes her experience when encountering this distressing condition.

Group G Streptococcal Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 644-649
Author(s):  
Eriko MAEHARA ◽  
Gaku TSUJI ◽  
Yukihiro MIZOTE ◽  
Naohide TAKEUCHI ◽  
Masutaka FURUE
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Tissue Infection ◽  
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

Acute Pyogenic Inguinal Abscess from Complex Soft-Tissue Infection or Intra-Abdominal Pathology

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 467-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Hsiu Hsu ◽  
Li-Ju Lai ◽  
Kuo-Ti Peng ◽  
Ching-Yu Lee
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Tissue Infection
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