title: Necrotizing fasciitis of the scalp: a case of an uneventful healing.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, rapidly progressing soft tissue infection, characterised by extensive necrosis of subcutaneous fat and fascia with relative sparing of skin and underlying muscle. It is usually caused by toxin producing virulent bacteria. Although it can occur in otherwise healthy patients, the disease is usually seen in conjunction with immune deficiency disorders, intravenous drug abuse, peripheral vascular disease and diabetes. Necrotizing fasciitis is more frequent in abdominal wall, perineum and extremities. Involvement of the head and neck structures and especially the scalp is rare. We treated a diabetic and chronic renal failure patient with necrotizing fasciitis of the scalp without any complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Kocaeli University Medical School, Kocaeli, Turkey. scenksen@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cenk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ağir
authors.forename: Bahadir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozkeskin
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cek
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D014945:Wound Healing