Post Varicella Necrotising Fasciitis Afflicting Upper Limb in Young Child: A Rare Case Report
Necrotising fasciitis is a common surgical emergency. Risk factors include immunosuppression, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic diseases like cirrhosis of liver and chronic kidney disease, malignancies, intravenous drug use, obesity, and age more than 60 years. Our case is of a 14 years old boy who...
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Necrotising fasciitis is a common surgical emergency. Risk factors include immunosuppression, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic diseases like cirrhosis of liver and chronic kidney disease, malignancies, intravenous drug use, obesity, and age more than 60 years. Our case is of a 14 years old boy who presented with necrotising fasciitis (NF) of right upper limb post varicella of 10 days duration. Prompt diagnosis with aggressive surgical debridement was lifesaving in this case. Early reconstruction with split skin grafting escalated recovery resulting in a fully functional limb without any residual deficit. This case is a rare example of post varicella NF in a young child without any co-morbidities. Majority such cases are encountered by a general surgeon in an emergency setting. Hence, this report sensitises and enlightens the first responders about the existence of this rare entity.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0e2e0eb73f7348328bcac00d3aaf80702025-02-11T18:11:57ZengVilnius University PressLietuvos Chirurgija1392-09951648-99422024-03-0123110.15388/LietChirur.2024.23(1).7Post Varicella Necrotising Fasciitis Afflicting Upper Limb in Young Child: A Rare Case ReportSwarup Prabhu0Ayjaz Hussain1Tarun Gupta2Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore, IndiaCommand Hospital Air Force Bangalore, IndiaCommand Hospital Air Force Bangalore, India Necrotising fasciitis is a common surgical emergency. Risk factors include immunosuppression, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic diseases like cirrhosis of liver and chronic kidney disease, malignancies, intravenous drug use, obesity, and age more than 60 years. Our case is of a 14 years old boy who presented with necrotising fasciitis (NF) of right upper limb post varicella of 10 days duration. Prompt diagnosis with aggressive surgical debridement was lifesaving in this case. Early reconstruction with split skin grafting escalated recovery resulting in a fully functional limb without any residual deficit. This case is a rare example of post varicella NF in a young child without any co-morbidities. Majority such cases are encountered by a general surgeon in an emergency setting. Hence, this report sensitises and enlightens the first responders about the existence of this rare entity. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija/article/view/33344necrotising fasciitisvaricellaimmunosuppressiondebridement |
| spellingShingle | Swarup Prabhu Ayjaz Hussain Tarun Gupta Post Varicella Necrotising Fasciitis Afflicting Upper Limb in Young Child: A Rare Case Report Lietuvos Chirurgija necrotising fasciitis varicella immunosuppression debridement |
| title | Post Varicella Necrotising Fasciitis Afflicting Upper Limb in Young Child: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full | Post Varicella Necrotising Fasciitis Afflicting Upper Limb in Young Child: A Rare Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Post Varicella Necrotising Fasciitis Afflicting Upper Limb in Young Child: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post Varicella Necrotising Fasciitis Afflicting Upper Limb in Young Child: A Rare Case Report |
| title_short | Post Varicella Necrotising Fasciitis Afflicting Upper Limb in Young Child: A Rare Case Report |
| title_sort | post varicella necrotising fasciitis afflicting upper limb in young child a rare case report |
| topic | necrotising fasciitis varicella immunosuppression debridement |
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