Polymicrobial Necrotizing Fasciitis – A Fatal Outcome following Motor Vehicle Accident
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چکیده
Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon skin infection characterized by rapidly progressing, extensive necrosisinvolving the soft tissues and superficial fascia. It begins with non-specific local cutaneous signs, posing adiagnostic difficulty for clinicians, evolving into life-threatening systemic toxicity. Trauma more oftenknown to be a causal infective etiology. The presence of underlying comorbidities has been observed in casesof necrotizing fasciitis. Various microorganisms, including mix anaerobes aerobes, marine creatureslike vibrio, or even fungi, can cause Thus, may polymicrobial ormonomicrobial. We report case 80-year-old pillion rider motorbike involved road traffic accident.The injury sustained resulted complication fasciitis, causing theindividual’s death. microbial invasion considered release toxins, damaging andcausing necrosis. Coagulase-negative staphylococci common human aerobic, gram-positive coccus. Ithas shown propensity bacteremia. Candida, known invasive organism, play potential rolein This inter-microbial synergism stimulate aggressive inflammation leading septicshock
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian journal of forensic medicine and toxicology
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0973-9122', '0973-9130']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v17i2.19197