ArticleBMJ case reports2013
Necrotising fasciitis of odontogenic origin.
Article in BMJ case reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Pediatric Cervicofacial Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report Highlighting the Diagnostic Challenges and Management in a Child Without Preceding Trauma or Infection.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Efficacity of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for necrotizing fasciitis in the maxillofacial region: The review of the literature.International wound journal · 2024Review
- Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis after topical application of herbal medicine.Journal of surgical case reports · 2021Article
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a case of cervical abscess extending to anterior mediastinum, with isolation ofBMJ case reports · 2019Article
- Epidemiology, Microbiology and Antibiotic Sensitivity of Odontogenic Space Infections in Central India.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2018Article
- Odontogenic necrotizing fasciitis: a systematic review of the literature.BMC ear, nose, and throat disorders · 2018Article
- Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and acute mediastinitis of odontogenic origin: A case series.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2017Article
- Necrotising fasciitis due to an infected sebaceous cyst.BMJ case reports · 2014Review
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Abstract
Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a rare infection of the fascial planes, which is less common in head and neck, because of the rarity and higher vascularity in the region. We report a case of necrotising fasciitis in a 43-year-old man, arising from a dental infection treated successfully by early diagnosis, prompt surgical management, antibiotic therapy and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. The diagnosis of descending NF must always be considered in a patient who presents with a history of oropharyngeal infection with evidence of neck swelling, chest pain, and dyspnea or respiratory distress. Aggressive surgical debridement of all involved tissue along with intravenous antibiotic therapy should be initiated before aerobic and anaerobic cultures are obtained. HBO may also be of some benefit in the treatment of this potentially fatal infection.
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