title: Gas-producing necrotizing fasciitis following mandibular fracture.
abstract: A case of necrotizing fasciitis following a mandibular fracture is reported. The diagnosis and treatment of the disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Falender
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barbieri
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Leban
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D009336:Necrosis