Abstract:
The dramatic course of necrotizing soft tissue infection represents a medical emergency, since it is limb- and life-threatening. Most necrotizing soft tissue infections are caused by mixed aerobic and anaerobic Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms. Most case have been reported in immuno-compromised hosts after penetrating trauma or surgery. We describe a unique series of cases of necrotizing soft tissue infection. The mainstay of treatment is early and daily debridement of devitalized tissue and broad-spectrum antibiotics. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy should be considered.
Rath, Shelef, Avinoah, Lichtman, Levy, Atar, , , (1998). [Necrotizing soft tissue infection]. Harefuah, 1998 May;134(9):695-7, 750. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10909616