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ReviewBMJ case reports2019

Necrotising fasciitis complicating hand, foot and mouth disease.

Clara Smith, John Scott

Abstract readCase ReportsReview
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Review in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: A Narrative Review.Recent advances in inflammation & allergy drug discovery · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Clara SmithPlastic Surgery, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2480-7012
John ScottCanniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A literature search confirmed no previous cases of necrotising fasciitis (NF) complicating hand,foot and mouth disease (HFMD). This report explores the case of a previously well 55-week-old Caucasian boy who attended accident and emergency with an acutely swollen right hand and atypical viral rash affecting the hands and face. He was admitted under plastic surgery and treated with intravenous antibiotics and fluid resuscitation for sepsis secondary to cellulitis. Following dermatological review of the rash, a clinical diagnosis of atypical HFMD was made. He deteriorated over the first 12 hours with progression of cellulitis despite intervention. Emergency exploration and debridement were performed for suspected NF. NF was subsequently confirmed by laboratory testing. He required 5 days in paediatric intensive care but made a full recovery. Recent reports highlight an increase in atypical cases of HFMD. Clinicians should be aware of the potential for superadded necrotising infection in cases of atypical HFMD.

Indexed as

Critical CareAdministration, IntravenousAnti-Bacterial AgentsArmCellulitisDebridementFasciitis, NecrotizingFluid TherapyHand, Foot and Mouth DiseaseHumansInfantMalePlastic Surgery ProceduresTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial Agentsdermatologypaediatricsplastic and reconstructive surgerypublic health

Identifiers

PMID31434667
PMCPMC6706660

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