TY - JOUR
T1 - Cervical necrotizing fasciitis of odontogenic origin
AU - Rapoport, Yoram
AU - Himelfarb, Mordechai Z.
AU - Zikk, Daniel
AU - Bloom, Joseph
PY - 1991/7
Y1 - 1991/7
N2 - Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe soft tissue infection caused by both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and is characterized by a rapid extension along fascial planes and by necrosis of soft tissues. The disease rarely occurs in the head and neck. Three cases of necrotizing fasciitis of the neck after a dental infection are presented. The difficulty in diagnosing the early stage of this condition in relation to other soft tissue infections of odontogenic origin in the neck is discussed. The importance of an early diagnosis followed by an appropriate combination of medical, surgical, and dental treatment is emphasized.
AB - Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe soft tissue infection caused by both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and is characterized by a rapid extension along fascial planes and by necrosis of soft tissues. The disease rarely occurs in the head and neck. Three cases of necrotizing fasciitis of the neck after a dental infection are presented. The difficulty in diagnosing the early stage of this condition in relation to other soft tissue infections of odontogenic origin in the neck is discussed. The importance of an early diagnosis followed by an appropriate combination of medical, surgical, and dental treatment is emphasized.
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U2 - 10.1016/0030-4220(91)90181-B
DO - 10.1016/0030-4220(91)90181-B
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AN - SCOPUS:0025909034
SN - 0030-4220
VL - 72
SP - 15
EP - 18
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 1
ER -