Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88‐year‐old patient
Key Clinical Message Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare soft‐tissue infection generally treated by emergency surgical intervention. We report a case of successfully drug treatment for NF in older patient with comorbidities thus avoiding surgical intervention.
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| author | Nadia Ladjouzi Jihène Ben Hassen Idir Mebarki Mohamad Al Zoabi Adel Alaysh Joël Schlatter |
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| description | Key Clinical Message Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare soft‐tissue infection generally treated by emergency surgical intervention. We report a case of successfully drug treatment for NF in older patient with comorbidities thus avoiding surgical intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46f2d3d807dc491293149a8c13dd88d42023-07-26T12:00:45ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-07-01117n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.7633Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88‐year‐old patientNadia Ladjouzi0Jihène Ben Hassen1Idir Mebarki2Mohamad Al Zoabi3Adel Alaysh4Joël Schlatter5Médecine gériatrique aigue Hôpital Paul Doumer, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Paris FranceMédecine gériatrique aigue Hôpital Paul Doumer, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Paris FranceMédecine gériatrique aigue Hôpital Paul Doumer, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Paris FranceMédecine gériatrique aigue Hôpital Paul Doumer, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Paris FranceMédecine gériatrique aigue Hôpital Paul Doumer, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Paris FrancePharmacie, Hôpital Paul Doumer Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Paris FranceKey Clinical Message Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare soft‐tissue infection generally treated by emergency surgical intervention. We report a case of successfully drug treatment for NF in older patient with comorbidities thus avoiding surgical intervention.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7633antibioticsgroup A Streptococcusnecrotizing fasciitisolder adult |
| spellingShingle | Nadia Ladjouzi Jihène Ben Hassen Idir Mebarki Mohamad Al Zoabi Adel Alaysh Joël Schlatter Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88‐year‐old patient Clinical Case Reports antibiotics group A Streptococcus necrotizing fasciitis older adult |
| title | Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88‐year‐old patient |
| title_full | Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88‐year‐old patient |
| title_fullStr | Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88‐year‐old patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88‐year‐old patient |
| title_short | Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88‐year‐old patient |
| title_sort | successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by streptococcus pyogenes in 88 year old patient |
| topic | antibiotics group A Streptococcus necrotizing fasciitis older adult |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7633 |
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