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9 hours ago · Necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease, is a rare but serious bacterial infection that affects connective tissue called fascia. The infection spreads rapidly and can be caused by one type of bacteria (mono microbial necritizing fasciitis) or multiple types of bacteria (polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis) enter the body ...
4 days ago · Necrotising fasciitis is an uncommon life-threatening surgical emergency. While most commonly seen in the lower limb it can also affect the upper limb. This article reviews and summarises the current literature on necrotising fasciitis in the upper limb, covering common predisposing factors, clinical presentations, scoring systems, common organism types and the timing of surgical treatment ...
2 days ago · Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a rare but life-threatening skin and soft tissue infection which requires urgent surgical debridement. Its incidence in the United Kingdom is estimated to be 500 cases a year with a global prevalence of 0.4 cases per 100 000 population [ 1 , 2 ].
4 days ago · Necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease, is a bacterial infection that affects the tissue under the skin called fascia.
4 days ago · Necrotizing soft tissue infections are an uncommon spectrum of soft tissue infections that have high mortality and are characterized by extensive.
3 days ago · Introduction: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) and sepsis shock (SS) are both severe and life-threatening conditions requiring specialized care, including palliative care (PC), to optimize comfort. However, data on the utilization of PC in this population, including racial and gender differences, are limited. Methods: We used the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from 2016 to 2020 to extract ...
4 days ago · From the non-threatening but uncomfortable lipoma to the terrifying necrotizing fasciitis, this virtual issue focuses on vulvar disorders that cannot be overlooked. They remind us that the vulva is not just an extension of the vagina, but an individual organ, afflicted with unique diseases and often involved in more generalized disease processes.
