Massive Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Chest Wall: A Very Rare Case Report of a Closed Thoracostomy Complication

Necrotizing Chest Wall Fasciitis Complicating Closed Tube Thoracostomy: Can It Be Avoided?

“…1). The isolation of Streptococcus constellatus (which is a normal component of the mouth flora) and anaerobic organisms from the pleural fluid of the reported case of Chun et al [1] supports this pathogenesis theory.…”

“…We read with great interest the recent article by Chun et al [1], who presented their experience with the management of a patient with massive chest wall fasciitis complicating empyema after the insertion of a chest tube. We congratulate the authors for their superb work and excellent results.…”

“…A MEDLINE search retrieved 7 reported cases of chest wall NF complicating tube thoracostomy [1][2][3][4][5] (Table 1). Pleural empyema was a common denominator in almost all reported cases.…”

Pseudomyocardial Infarction: An Atypical Presentation of Chest Wall Necrotizing Fasciitis

“…Primary necrotizing fasciitis located at chest wall is rare and mostly had remote infection or intervention history (Chun et al, 2020, Khaladkar et al, 2018, Rebai et al, 2018…”