Fatal necrotizing fasciitis following a non-treated mandibular fracture: case report

Fatal necrotizing fasciitis following a non-treated mandibular fracture: case report

ABSTRACT Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare and severe infection characterized by extensive and quickly progressing necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue and muscle fascia associated with high mortality rates in the head and neck region. We present a case of fatal necrotizing fasciitis due to an untreate...

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Main Authors: Mário Serra FERREIRA, Camila Fialho da Silva Neves de ARAÚJO, Jamil Elias DIB, Vinicius Branco Elias DIB, Matheus Branco Elias DIB, Maria Alves Garcia SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic 2022-11-01
Series:RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia
Subjects:
Case report
Mandibular fractures
Necrotizing fasciitis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-86372022000100820&tlng=en
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Summary:ABSTRACT Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare and severe infection characterized by extensive and quickly progressing necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue and muscle fascia associated with high mortality rates in the head and neck region. We present a case of fatal necrotizing fasciitis due to an untreated mandibular fracture. Eight days after the trauma, the patient was admitted to the hospital and died on the sixth day of hospitalization.
ISSN:1981-8637

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