Negative pressure treatment for necrotizing fasciitis after chemotherapy

We describe 2 cases of children with malignant disease who developed severe mucositis with perineal necrotizing fasciitis during severe neutropenia after chemotherapy. Treatment with topical negative pressure therapy with silver foam dressing, together with large spectrum antibiotics, resolved the p...

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Main Authors: Fraia Melchionda, Andrea Pession
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-12-01
Series:Pediatric Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/3798