Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast Underlying an Autoimmune Disease
Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection that causes necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues and the muscle fascia. It is associated with a high mortality rate of around 25%. Necrotizing fasciitis of the breast is a rare entity. It is a rapidly progressive life-threatening condition whi...
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| author | Jaouad Yousfi Soukaina Oumlil Laila Benjilali Lamiaa Essaadouni |
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| description | Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection that causes necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues and the muscle fascia. It is associated with a high mortality rate of around 25%. Necrotizing fasciitis of the breast is a rare entity. It is a rapidly progressive life-threatening condition which can lead to sepsis with multiple organ failure. We describe a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the right breast in a 48-year-old patient diagnosed with systemic sclerosis–rheumatoid arthritis overlap syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ffe9f1599b844f3b8072098619f1ad62022-12-21T23:46:36ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942021-04-0110.12890/2021_0024342050Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast Underlying an Autoimmune DiseaseJaouad Yousfi0Soukaina Oumlil1Laila Benjilali2Lamiaa Essaadouni3Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Mohammed VI, Marrakesh, MoroccoDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Mohammed VI, Marrakesh, MoroccoDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Mohammed VI, Marrakesh, MoroccoDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Mohammed VI, Marrakesh, MoroccoNecrotizing fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection that causes necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues and the muscle fascia. It is associated with a high mortality rate of around 25%. Necrotizing fasciitis of the breast is a rare entity. It is a rapidly progressive life-threatening condition which can lead to sepsis with multiple organ failure. We describe a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the right breast in a 48-year-old patient diagnosed with systemic sclerosis–rheumatoid arthritis overlap syndrome.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2434necrotizing fasciitisautoimmune diseasemethotrexate |
| spellingShingle | Jaouad Yousfi Soukaina Oumlil Laila Benjilali Lamiaa Essaadouni Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast Underlying an Autoimmune Disease European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine necrotizing fasciitis autoimmune disease methotrexate |
| title | Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast Underlying an Autoimmune Disease |
| title_full | Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast Underlying an Autoimmune Disease |
| title_fullStr | Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast Underlying an Autoimmune Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast Underlying an Autoimmune Disease |
| title_short | Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast Underlying an Autoimmune Disease |
| title_sort | necrotizing fasciitis of the breast underlying an autoimmune disease |
| topic | necrotizing fasciitis autoimmune disease methotrexate |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2434 |
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