Necrotizing Fasciitis - the Flesh Eating Bacterial Disease - of the Neck.
[摘要] Necrotizingfasciitisisuncommonandcanbedifficulttodiagnose.Itcausesprogressivemorbidityuntiltheinfectiousprocessisdiagnosedandproperlytreated.Adelayindiagnosisisassociatedwithagraveprogno-sisandincreasedmortality.Themaingoaloftheclinicianmustbetoestablishthediagnosisandinitiallytreatthepatientwithinthestandardofcare.Wewouldliketopresentacaseof70-year-oldgentlemanwithpoorlycontrolleddiabetes,whowasdiagnosedwithtype1primarynecrotizingfasciitisoftheneckandpre-senttheimagingfindingswhichledtothediagnosis.
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[效力级别] [学科分类] 基础医学
[关键词] Necrotizing fasciitis;necrotizing cellulitis;Flesh eating disease;fasciitis necrotans;synergistic ne- crotizing cellulitis. [时效性]
