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necrotising fasciitis of the face after minor trauma presenting as periorbital cellulitis.
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December 2024
Surgery, Shri BM Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India.
Necrotising fasciitis (NF), commonly referred to as 'flesh-eating disease', is a rare but life-threatening infection. It rapidly affects subcutaneous tissue, leading to necrosis of the overlying skin. Though primarily seen in the abdomen, perineum and lower limbs, periorbital involvement is rare.
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Vet Radiol Ultrasound
January 2025
Neurology Department, Animal Referral Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
An approximately 7-week-old female American Bulldog was presented for head injury and seizures. The dog was obtunded with absent left-sided postural reactions, absent left palpebral reflex, delayed vestibulo-ocular reflex bilaterally, and calvarial hyperesthesia. CT revealed a fragmented, depressed fracture of the right frontal bone, with an associated abscess and evidence of raised intracranial pressure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBilateral Lung Transplantation in Patients With Severe Chest Asymmetry: A Case Series From a Single Center.
Clin Transplant
December 2024
Departament of Physiopathology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Suppurative lung diseases leading to end-stage respiratory failure are typical indications for bilateral lung transplantation (LuTx). Some cases may present severe chest asymmetry because of recurrent infections or previous surgical procedures, and the most used surgical options are single LuTx and contralateral pneumonectomy or bilateral transplantation with graft downsizing. Our purpose is to evaluate our treatment protocols for these patients and review surgical strategies reported by others.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRare Case of Fusobacterium necrophorum Bacteremia and Pleural Empyema Originating from a Burn Ulcer in a 16-Year-Old Female Patient.
Am J Case Rep
December 2024
Division of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Integrative Center of Internal Medicine, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
BACKGROUND Most Fusobacterium necrophorum infections originate in the head and neck region. Infections originating from sites other than the head and neck are rare but are more common in older than in younger adults and have a higher mortality rate than that of infections originating from the head and neck region. CASE REPORT We present the case of a previously healthy 16-year-old female patient who developed bacteremia and pleural effusions with a burn ulcer on the lower leg but had no abnormality in the head and neck region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUltrasound-Guided Needle Aspiration and Antibiotic Injection for Subperiosteal Orbital Abscess: A Case Study and 3-Year Follow-Up.
Am J Case Rep
November 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Article Synopsis
- Orbital abscess is a serious eye infection that can lead to vision loss or even death, necessitating prompt diagnosis and treatment.* -
- A 45-year-old man with symptoms related to chronic sinusitis was diagnosed with an orbital subperiosteal abscess after imaging revealed significant fluid accumulation and tissue compression around the eye.* -
- The patient underwent ultrasound-guided needle drainage and antibiotic injection, resulting in improved vision and resolution of symptoms by the seventh day post-procedure, with no recurrence noted over three years.*
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