Necrotizing Fasciitis
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General Principles
- This is an infectious disease emergency with high mortality manifested by extensive soft-tissue infection and thrombosis of the microcirculation with resulting necrosis. Infection spreads quickly along fascial planes and may be associated with sepsis or TSS. Fournier gangrene is necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum.
- Bacterial etiology is either mixed (aerobic and anaerobic organisms) or monomicrobial (GABHS or S. aureus, including community-acquired MRSA).
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General Principles
- This is an infectious disease emergency with high mortality manifested by extensive soft-tissue infection and thrombosis of the microcirculation with resulting necrosis. Infection spreads quickly along fascial planes and may be associated with sepsis or TSS. Fournier gangrene is necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum.
- Bacterial etiology is either mixed (aerobic and anaerobic organisms) or monomicrobial (GABHS or S. aureus, including community-acquired MRSA).
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Citation
Bhat, Pavat, et al., editors. "Necrotizing Fasciitis." Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 35th ed., Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016. The Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602317/3/Necrotizing_Fasciitis.
Necrotizing Fasciitis. In: Bhat PP, Dretler AA, Gdowski MM, et al, eds. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602317/3/Necrotizing_Fasciitis. Accessed February 6, 2023.
Necrotizing Fasciitis. (2016). In Bhat, P., Dretler, A., Gdowski, M., Ramgopal, R., & Williams, D. (Eds.), Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (35th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602317/3/Necrotizing_Fasciitis
Necrotizing Fasciitis [Internet]. In: Bhat PP, Dretler AA, Gdowski MM, Ramgopal RR, Williams DD, editors. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. [cited 2023 February 06]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602317/3/Necrotizing_Fasciitis.
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