title: [Skin-sparing surgical revision in a woman with necrotizing fasciitis in her face].
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening infection which is treated with aggressive debridement, antibiotics, intensive care and hyperbaric oxygen. We present a case where a 66-year-old woman with NF of the face and neck following an eye infection was treated with skin-sparing surgical revision. The affected subcutaneous tissue as well as necrosis around the left eye was removed, but the skin was left untouched. She was reconstructed with a full-skin transplant periorbitally. We suggest using a skin-sparing technique when the skin is unaffected and vital as a means to reduce morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Røntoftevej 22, 2870 Dyssegård. piacajsa@tenvoorde.dk.
authors.forename: Pia Cajsa
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: ten Voorde
authors.forename: Bro
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Breiting
authors.forename: Liselotte Sabroe
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ebbesen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003646:Debridement; D005145:Face / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation