by Extivita | Jan 19, 2016 | Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: Recent studies mainly deal with the relevance of antibiotics in the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTIs) with or without sepsis. The impact of surgical source control for severely ill patients with sepsis is underrepresented in...
by Extivita | Sep 17, 2009 | Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: The prevalence of cutaneous and soft tissue zygomycosis appears to have increased in recent years. We reviewed 78 case reports of cutaneous zygomycosis published from 2004 through 2008. Most patients with cutaneous zygomycosis have underlying conditions such...
by Extivita | Sep 8, 1998 | Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: We describe, to our knowledge, the first case of limb-threatening necrotizing alternariosis whose limbs were successfully salvaged by adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2). This 58-y-old patient was immunocompromised with both diabetes and...
