Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck-34 cases in single institution experience!

Lanišnik, Boštjan; Čizmarevič, Bogdan; Debevc, D.; Levart, P.

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2011.07.116

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“…Patients with immunocompromised status such as diabetes mellitus, cancer, alcoholism, vascular insufficiencies, organ transplants, HIV or neutropenia are prone to this type of infection 2. It affects predominantly the tissues of the abdominal wall, the perineum or the extremities 3.…”

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Necrotising fasciitis of odontogenic origin

Chunduri¹,

Madasu

Tammannavar

et al. 2013

BMJ Case Reports

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Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a rare infection of the fascial planes, which is less common in head and neck, because of the rarity and higher vascularity in the region. We report a case of necrotising fasciitis in a 43-year-old man, arising from a dental infection treated successfully by early diagnosis, prompt surgical management, antibiotic therapy and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. The diagnosis of descending NF must always be considered in a patient who presents with a history of oropharyngeal infection with evidence of neck swelling, chest pain, and dyspnea or respiratory distress. Aggressive surgical debridement of all involved tissue along with intravenous antibiotic therapy should be initiated before aerobic and anaerobic cultures are obtained. HBO may also be of some benefit in the treatment of this potentially fatal infection.

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Necrotising fasciitis of odontogenic origin

Chunduri¹,

Madasu

Tammannavar

et al. 2013

BMJ Case Reports

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“…2,3 Cervical NF (CNF), is a relatively uncommon but fatal 7tepeklinik condition (%1 to 10% among all NF cases) which is mostly associated with DM. [1][2][3][4] Causative factors of CNF include mainly infections of odontogenic origin 3,5 which is followed by those of salivary gland, ear, skin and tonsils. 5 Mortality rates of CNF have been reported as 0% to 27.6%.…”

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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis due to periapical infection of the mandibular canine tooth

Yildirimturk¹,

Yılmaz²,

Polat³

et al. 2018

Yeditepe J Dent

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“…1,2 Anatomically, it has been further classified into craniofacial disease (above the lower rim of the mandible) and cervical disease (below the lower rim of the mandible). 3 Cervical necrotising fasciitis is a distinct clinicopathological entity that has a high mortality because of the extremely complex fascial system and the proximity of many vital anatomical structures. 4 The infection progresses rapidly along the cervical fascial planes and leads to life-threatening complications including obstruction of the upper airway, mediastinitis, and septicaemia.…”

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