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E-Medicine 2005 Necrotizing Fasciitis Michael Maynor, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Hyperbaric/Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine For more than a century, many authors have described soft tissue infections. Their occurrence has been on the rise because of an increase in immunocompromised patients with diabetes mellitus, cancer, alcoholism, vascular insufficiencies,...

Necrotizing Fasciitis From Apophysomyces elegans Infection Following Trauma from Infections in Medicine Posted 08/08/2002 Lorraine M. Dowdy, DO, Jose G. Castro, MD, Carlos Duchesne, MD, Timothy Cleary, MD Abstract Following a motorcycle accident, a 29-year-old man had fixation of a femoral fracture with an intramedullary rod. After he was discharged, the wound deteriorated rapidly...

An acutely swollen calf is a common clinical problem. Causes include deep venous thrombosis (DVT), ruptured popliteal cyst, haematoma and infection. We describe a case of necrotizing fasciitis diagnosed clinically as a DVT and by ultrasonography as a ruptured cyst.
Necrotizing fasciitis mimicking a ruptured popliteal cyst. Watts RA, Bretland PM. J R Soc...

Haemophilus influenzae is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis with only a few previously reported cases. We describe the case of a 44-year-old man who had necrotizing fasciitis of the right lower extremity develop after intramuscular injections of paracetamol on his right buttock. The causative organism isolated was Haemophilus influenzae...

Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Upper Extremity Resulting From a Water Moccasin Bite from Southern Medical Journal Posted 12/30/2002 Michael F. Angel, MD, Feng Zhang, MD, PhD, Matthew Jones, BS, James Henderson, MD, Stanley W. Chapman, MD Abstract and Introduction Abstract Aeromonas hydrophila infection has been described as the cause of necrotizing fasciitis in patients with...

Lisa Banks Presentation to New York College of Podiatric Medicine Surgical Club

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: A Guide to Early Diagnosis and Initial Therapy Posted 10/15/2003 South Med J 96(9):900-905, 2003. James A. Majeski, MD, PHD, Joseph F. John Jr., MD
Abstract and Introduction Abstract Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections are caused by many different bacteria, are frequently polymicrobial, and may have a...

Rapidly progressive necrotising fasciitis following a stonefish sting: report of two cases Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2006; 14(1): 67-70 (full text

The role and effectiveness of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of musculoskeletal disorders. Wang J, Li F, Calhoun JH, Mader JT Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1115, USA. The management of musculoskeletal disorders is an increasing challenge to clinicians. Successful treatment relies on...

Salvage of Limb and Function in Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Hand: Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment and Free Muscle Flap Coverage
South Med J 95(2):255-257, 2002 James C. Yuen, MD, Zuliang Feng, MD Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas
Abstract We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the hand...

Severe necrotising soft tissue infections in orthopaedic surgery Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery10(2):108–13 JC Theis, J Rietveld, T Danesh-Clough Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand PURPOSE. To review all cases of necrotising infection managed in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Dunedin Hospital in New...

Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics Discussion: - caused by non hemolytic Strep and hemolytic Staph aureus; - although staph alone may show up on culture, special attention may must be paid to isolating the microaerophilic Streptococceae; ...

Wheeless' Textbook Synergistic Nonclostridial Anaerobic Myonecrosis - similar to gas gangrene - dishwater pus may be present; - Bacteroides and/or anaerobic streptococci may be present, together with aerobic or facultative grm neg. bacilli; Necrotizing Fasciitis: - serious infection that spreads rapidly along fascial planes and is commonly caused by Staphylococcus...