Abstract: BACKGROUND Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) of the orbit is a rare and deadly condition that requires prompt surgical and medical management to decrease morbidity and mortality. CASE REPORT Here we present an interesting case of an individual who developed...
Abstract: Recent Australian attempts to facilitate disinvestment in healthcare, by identifying instances of 'inappropriate' care from large Government datasets, are subject to significant methodological flaws. Amongst other criticisms has been the fact that the...
Abstract: The aims of the present study were to establish the incidence of head and neck necrotizing fasciitis (NF) in the Adelaide Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit; review the current literature regarding the management of head and neck NF; and determine the...
Abstract: In recent years, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been used in the treatment of a lot of diseases such as decompression sickness, arterial gas embolism, carbon dioxide poisoning, soft tissue infection, refractory osteomyelitis, and problematic wound, but little...
Abstract: Liposuction is the one of the most frequently performed cosmetic operations and usually has an easy recovery, with a reportedly low overall complication rate. Here, we report the case of a 60-year-old woman with type II diabetes mellitus and a previous burn...
Abstract: Severe necrotising soft tissue infections (NSTI) are rare life threatening rapidly progressing bacterial infections requiring immediate diagnosis and treatment. The aim of the study was to explore the experience of family caregivers of patients with...
Abstract: NOISE AND WOUND HEALING FOUR-LAYER BANDAGE STUDY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS NECROTISING FASCIITIS DISFIGURING INJURIES. Booth, Nelson, Shutler, Neal, Finnie, , , , (1996). From the Journals. Journal of wound care, 1996...
Abstract: The care of a patient with clostridial myonecrosis and necrotising fasciitis at a specialist centre for hyperbaric oxygen is described. Neal, , , , , , , , (1994). Treating a patient's synergistic gangrene with hyperbaric oxygen. Journal of wound care, 1994...
Abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening soft tissue infection characterized by progressive necrosis of the skin, subcutaneous tissues and fascia. Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a serious and aggressive form of infective necrotizing fasciitis involving...
Abstract: Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus is a beta-hemolytic group C streptococcus mainly causing infections in domesticated animals. Here we describe the first case of zoonotic necrotizing myositis caused by this bacterium. The patient was a 73-year-old,...
