title: Chemical necrotizing fasciitis due to household insecticide injection: is immediate radical surgical debridement necessary?
abstract: We describe two cases of chemical necrotizing fasciitis in the upper extremities, anterior chest wall and epigastric region of the abdominal wall caused by household insecticide injection. We suggest that surgical debridement can be successfully performed in the subacute period under close observation in hemodynamically stable patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Orthopedics and Traumatology, Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Inciralti-Izmir 35340, Turkey. cem.terzi@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacakoğlu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Unek
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides