title: Necrotizing buccal and cervical fasciitis.
abstract: A bite wound led to necrotizing fasciitis in the temporal space, the lateral pharyngeal space and the carotid sheath, indicative of a Streptococcus and Bacteroides infection, and was successfully treated with repeated incisions, radical debridement and antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dept. II, Matsumoto Dental College, Nagano, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furusawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hirose
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001442:Bacteroides Infections; D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000293:injuries; D009333:Neck; D009336:Necrosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections