A case of acute periorbital necrotizing fasciitis
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Life –threatening Necrotizing Fasciitis: a case report
Necrotizing fasciitis is characterized by a rapidly progressing necrosis of subcutaneous fat and fascia that rarely occurs in head and neck. It can be life threatening in the case of late diagnosis and antibiotic therapy and without surgical intervention. It is caused by group A streptococci or by a synergistic combination of aerobe and anaerobe microorganisms and bacterial synergy is an import...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Acute Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2221-6189
DOI: 10.1016/j.joad.2015.10.005