Medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitis

Medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitis

Necrotising fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection with a significant fatality rate. Although the cause may be polymicrobial, most known microbial agents are Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphyylococcus aureus. Early recognition and aggressive surgical debridement are usually required to prevent...

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Main Authors: Ziya Ayhan, Aylin Yaman, Meltem Soylev Bajıin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2018-04-01
Series:Beyoglu Eye Journal
Subjects:
necrotizan fasciitis
non-progressive
medical treatment
Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=beyoglu&un=BEJ-47966
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spelling doaj-ed65c61bf2a54c6682b39cee109404602021-01-24T17:49:40ZengKARE PublishingBeyoglu Eye Journal2587-03942018-04-0131343710.14744/bej.2017.47966BEJ-47966Medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitisZiya Ayhan0Aylin Yaman1Meltem Soylev Bajıin2Department Of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University School Of MedicineDepartment Of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University School Of MedicineDepartment Of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University School Of MedicineNecrotising fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection with a significant fatality rate. Although the cause may be polymicrobial, most known microbial agents are Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphyylococcus aureus. Early recognition and aggressive surgical debridement are usually required to prevent the rapid spread of infection. We report a case of necrotising fasciitis of the eyelids who had a good response with intravenous antibiotic therapy alone.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=beyoglu&un=BEJ-47966necrotizan fasciitisnon-progressivemedical treatment
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Aylin Yaman
Meltem Soylev Bajıin
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Meltem Soylev Bajıin
Medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitis
Beyoglu Eye Journal
necrotizan fasciitis
non-progressive
medical treatment
author_facet Ziya Ayhan
Aylin Yaman
Meltem Soylev Bajıin
author_sort Ziya Ayhan
title Medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitis
title_short Medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitis
title_full Medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitis
title_fullStr Medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitis
title_full_unstemmed Medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitis
title_sort medical management of non-progressive periorbital necrotizan fasciitis
publisher KARE Publishing
series Beyoglu Eye Journal
issn 2587-0394
publishDate 2018-04-01
description Necrotising fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection with a significant fatality rate. Although the cause may be polymicrobial, most known microbial agents are Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphyylococcus aureus. Early recognition and aggressive surgical debridement are usually required to prevent the rapid spread of infection. We report a case of necrotising fasciitis of the eyelids who had a good response with intravenous antibiotic therapy alone.
topic necrotizan fasciitis
non-progressive
medical treatment
url https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=beyoglu&un=BEJ-47966
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