Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A case report

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but rapidly progressive condition, with high morbidity and mortality rate. This spreading soft tissue infection rarely occurs in the head neck region, when it does most caused by odontogenic origin. A variety of host factors such as immune status, hygienic practices socio-economic status are role players disease process. case report documents 38-year old male who presented cervical necrotizing The patient was managed stabilized through removal necrotic tissue, extraction all carious teeth, optimization overall medical health patient. HIV widely prevalent South Africa therefore consented to testing, this alluded an undiagnosed positive status.