Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Child following a Blunt Chest Trauma
Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection rarely occurring in children after blunt trauma. Due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, a high index of suspicion is necessary for prompt diagnosis and treatment. We describe a 6-year-old Costa Rican girl who died secondary to multiple...
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| author | Yohel Ocaña Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez Adriana Yock-Corrales |
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| description | Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection rarely occurring in children after blunt trauma. Due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, a high index of suspicion is necessary for prompt diagnosis and treatment. We describe a 6-year-old Costa Rican girl who died secondary to multiple complications following a posttraumatic necrotizing fasciitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7000f05a111049e3a5a0004034308c752025-02-03T05:46:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112013-01-01201310.1155/2013/373712373712Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Child following a Blunt Chest TraumaYohel Ocaña0Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez1Adriana Yock-Corrales2Department of Infectious Disease, Hospital Nacional de Ninos “Dr. Carlos Saenz Herrera,” Avenida Paseo Colón, P.O. Box 1654, San José, Costa RicaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Hospital Nacional de Ninos “Dr. Carlos Saenz Herrera,” Avenida Paseo Colón, P.O. Box 1654, San José, Costa RicaDepartment of Emergency, Hospital Nacional de Ninos “Dr. Carlos Saenz Herrera,” Avenida Paseo Colón, P.O. Box 1654, San José, Costa RicaNecrotizing fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection rarely occurring in children after blunt trauma. Due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, a high index of suspicion is necessary for prompt diagnosis and treatment. We describe a 6-year-old Costa Rican girl who died secondary to multiple complications following a posttraumatic necrotizing fasciitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/373712 |
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| title | Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Child following a Blunt Chest Trauma |
| title_full | Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Child following a Blunt Chest Trauma |
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| title_short | Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Child following a Blunt Chest Trauma |
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