Necrotising fasciitis of the cervicofacial region: a bizarre presentation.
The following paper presents the case of a middle-aged woman, who presented with a necrotising soft tissue infection of the cervicofacial region with maggots in situ. She was managed with aggressive surgical debridement, but eventually succumbed to the disease because of erosion of the great vessels of the neck by the maggots. The purpose of this case report is to emphasise the severity of this disease and also to present an unusual case, which had a fatal outcome.
Department of General Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Associated, Guru Teg Bahdur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
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Tandon
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Dua
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Kumar
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008963:Molar; D009198:Myiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009333:Neck; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents