title: Cervical necrotizing fasciitis.
abstract: Cervical necrotizing fasciitis (CNF) is an aggressive infection of the head and neck with high complication and mortality rates. Sixty-eight cases of CNF have been reported in the English-language literature. We present a series of 8 patients with CNF, including 5 men and 3 women ranging in age from 25 to 92 years. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the largest case series reported. Six of the 8 patients had a predisposing odontogenic focus of infection. Four patients had mediastinal involvement. Two patients, both with significant comorbidity at the time of presentation, died of CNF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kantu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Har-El
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D016019:Survival Analysis