Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Cheek: A Case Report

Author:

Lazić Vojkan,Krasić Dragan,Trajković Miloš,Stojanović Miloš,Živković Nikola,Spasić Milan

Abstract

SummaryThe term necrotizing fasciitis (NF) was first used by Wilson in 1952, who described this rare, however, progressive infection that primarily affects the fascia and subcutaneous tissues. Necrotizing fasciitis may affect any part of the body; however, it usually appears on the extremities. The most common microorganisms isolated in NF areStaphylococcus aureus, groupA Streptococci, andEscherichia Coli.We are presenting the case of a sixty-seven-year old woman, who was admitted for the perforation of painful edema of the left cheek. Clinical examination of the anterior two-thirds of the left cheek revealed a defect of the full thickness of the skin, 3×4 cm in size. During the patient’s hospitalization she was treated by parenterally administered broad-spectrum antibiotics, necrotomy, fasciotomy of the cheek and the extraction of the remaining roots in the 3rdand 4thquadrant.Necrotic fasciitis is a rare, rapidly progressive infection of soft tissues, which, if untimely diagnosed and treated, may be life-threatening. The prognosis of treatment depends on the early recognition of the disease. It is treated with aggressive surgical debridement followed by antibiotic therapy.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

General Medicine

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