necrotizing fasciitis

Case Report

A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast Following Lumpectomy and Oncoplastic Closure

01/29/2024

Lauren E. Berger

Daisy L. Spoer

Samuel S. Huffman

Eleanor Drew

Ian T. Greenwalt

Kenneth L. Fan

01/29/2024

Wounds

Figure 1. A 47-year-old man with GAS-NSTI, samples number 24 and 55

Original Research

Group A Streptococcal Rapid Antigen Detection Test: A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Reproducibility Using Human Wound Samples

11/09/2022

Itaru Tsuge, MD, PhD¹; Miho Matsui, MD, PhD²; Tomofumi Nakamura, PhD³; Keisuke Watanabe³; Eiichi Sawaragi, MD¹; Hiroki Yamanaka, MD, PhD¹; Motoki Katsube, MD, PhD¹; Michiharu Sakamoto, MD, PhD¹; Susumu Saito, MD, PhD¹; Naoki Morimoto, MD, PhD¹

Itaru Tsuge, MD, PhD1; Miho Matsui, M...

This is the first study using clinical wound samples to examine the reproducibility between GAS-RADT and wound culture. The reproducibility between GAS-RADT and wound culture was statistically excellent, underscoring the reliability of...

This is the first study using...

11/09/2022

ePlasty

Original Research

Time to Surgical Closure of Complex Infectious Wounds: A Single-center Retrospective Cohort Study

08/11/2022

Sara Yumeen

Mélissa Roy

Fatima N. Mirza

Sarah Rehou

Shahriar Shahrokhi

In this retrospective review, the authors evaluated factors that could impact time to wound closure in 47 patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections.

In this retrospective review,...

08/11/2022

Wounds

Case Series

Perianal Infections in Patients With Hematologic Malignancy: The Risk of Fournier’s Gangrene Leading to Mortality and Irreversible Organ Damage

09/14/2021

Arife Simsek

This article presents a case series of perianal infection progressing to Fournier’s gangrene (FG) in patients with hematologic malignancy to guide physicians.

This article presents a case...

09/14/2021

Wounds

Case Series

Thigh Abscess Secondary to Intra-abdominal Pathologic Conditions: Three Cases Progressing to Necrotizing Fasciitis

09/01/2021

Arife Simsek

This article presents a case series of thigh abscesses originating from intra-abdominal pathologic conditions and progressing to necrotizing fasciitis due to delayed diagnosis.

This article presents a case...

09/01/2021

Wounds

Healing Complex Wounds from Necrotizing Fasciitis Using the Combination of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time and a Hypochlorous Acid solution

Necrotizing Fasciitis is a life-threatening infection that can rapidly destroy skin, fat, and generally any tissue that covers muscles. The disease sometimes is called flesh-eating bacter...

01/28/2021