title: Necrotizing soft-tissue infections.
abstract: A variety of infections are encountered by the practicing surgeon. Uncommonly, a patient presents with minimal external manifestations of a deep surgical soft-tissue infection. Early aggressive intervention is required to minimize the morbidity in these often debilitated patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ahrenholz
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009336:Necrosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*