Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Cervical Region following Extravasation Injury

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive soft tissue infection that can cause local tissue destruction, necrosis, and life threatening severe sepsis. Necrotizing fasciitis in the head and neck region caused by an extravasation injury is rare. This paper reports a patient with necrotizing fasci...

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Main Authors: Gündeşlioğlu, Ayşe Özlem, Özen, Emine Çiğdem
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3521693/