Three cases of necrotizing fasciitis with aggravated lesions in spite of improvement of inflammatory findings

Autor:	Tomoki Yoshioka, Reiichiro Tanaka, Tsutomu Sakano, Shigenari Matsuyama, Shin-ichi Kimura, Masanori Shibuya
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Necrosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Antibiotic therapy Medicine Computed tomography medicine.symptom business Fasciitis medicine.disease Surgical treatment Surgery
Zdroj:	Nihon Kyukyu Igakukai Zasshi. 9:556-560
ISSN:	1883-3772 0915-924X
Popis:	Three cases of necrotizing fasciitis are presented. In all cases aggressive antibiotic therapy were performed soon after admission, and fever up, leucocytosis and elevation of CRP improved. However, a follow-up CT scan taken several days after admission revealed severe aggravation of lesions; surgical treatment was performed immediately. The amount of gas production was small compared with the area of necrosis in two cases. It was suggested during the follow-up, that X-ray's nor inflammatory findings such as body temperature, leucocyte and CRP do not necessarily reflect aggravation of the lesions, and that frequent CT scan is essential.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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