First report of monomicrobial <i><scp>C</scp>andida parapsilosis</i> necrotizing fasciitis

Gassiep, Ian; Douglas, Joel; Playford, E. Geoffrey

doi:10.1111/tid.12571

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“…24 Most common comorbidities include diabetes mellitus, 4,[25][26][27][28] immunocompromise, [29][30][31] peripheral arterial disease, 30,32 obesity, 28,33 chronic liver disease, 7,34,35 malignancy, 32,36,37 and organ transplantation. [38][39][40] Otherwise healthy individuals developing NSTIs triggered by elective medical procedures, 41 medication injections or vaccinations, 42,43 or minimal trauma 20 have also been reported.…”

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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections in the Vasculopathic Patient: Review of Literature

Tsang

Cao²,

Gunanayagam³

et al. 2019

International Surgery

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Background: Necrotizing soft tissue infection is a surgical emergency associated with high mortality. Its presence in patients with risk factors for peripheral arterial disease such as diabetes mellitus is consistently associated with significantly poorer outcomes. Though it has been over a century since it was initially described in the literature, mortality rates remain high and treatment regimens are not standardized. Materials and methods: PubMed and Cochrane databases were searched for articles pertaining to necrotizing soft tissue infections. Articles were screened for relevance with the intent to compare outcomes in prospective studies of patients with diabetes mellitus or peripheral arterial disease. Patient demographics, clinical findings, mortality, rates of amputation, and morbidity were intended to be compared. Results: 857 articles were identified, 165 duplicates were removed, and 6 prospective trials were identified for inclusion. Due to significant paucity of data, patient heterogeneity, and lack of standardization for surgical management, a descriptive review of the literature in relation to necrotizing soft tissue infections was pursued, with a focus on high-risk patients with peripheral arterial disease or diabetes mellitus. Conclusions: Early aggressive surgical intervention or major amputation may reduce mortality at the cost of increased disability and poorer quality of life in the long term, and may be appropriate in vasculopaths with poorly controlled diabetes and rapidly progressive fulminant infection. However, there is a deficiency in high-level evidence supporting surgical decision-making in this setting, with no standardized protocols for amputation. Future research will be needed to clarify the patient population who would benefit from radical amputation versus intention for limb salvage.

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