Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics
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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Citation
Williams, Dominique, et al., editors. "Necrotizing Fasciitis." Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 35th ed., Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016. Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602317/3/Necrotizing_Fasciitis.
Necrotizing Fasciitis. In: Williams D, Ramgopal R, Gdowski M, et al, eds. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. 35th ed. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602317/3/Necrotizing_Fasciitis. Accessed December 13, 2019.
Necrotizing Fasciitis. (2016). In Williams, D., Ramgopal, R., Gdowski, M., Dretler, A., & Bhat, P. (Eds.), Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Available from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602317/3/Necrotizing_Fasciitis
Necrotizing Fasciitis [Internet]. In: Williams D, Ramgopal R, Gdowski M, Dretler A, Bhat P, editors. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. [cited 2019 December 13]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602317/3/Necrotizing_Fasciitis.
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