Primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast. Case series with 5 patients
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is an aggressive, necrotic, life-threatening infection of the soft tissues. The delay on treatment is generally accompanied by almost 90 % lethality according to the development of septic shock and its associated complications. Primary Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast...
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| author | Kerim Bora Yilmaz Mehmet Saydam Melih Akinci Muzaffer Akkoca Ata Turker Arikok Sumeyra Guler Serhat Tokgöz Mehmet Ali Gulcelik |
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Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is an aggressive, necrotic, life-threatening infection of the soft tissues. The delay on treatment is generally accompanied by almost 90 % lethality according to the development of septic shock and its associated complications. Primary Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast (PNFB) is seen extremely rare. To date, breast necrotizing fasciitis have been reported only as a limited number of case reports in the literature. PNFB is commonly misdiagnosed as cellulitis, mastitis, abscess or inflammatory breast cancer. Although PNFB is a very rapid and aggressive disease, which can be fatal. Delayed cases were unfortunately resulted in mortality due to several consequential reasons. Therefore, careful and detailed evaluation of all cases irrespective of age, especially those with risk factors and comorbidities, could be life saving in respect of early diagnosis and timely treatment. Our aim is to to present the analysis and treatment modalities of five primarily seen PFNB, in this case series.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e42416b584ad4c299222a1c88bcb50442025-08-20T03:48:47ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802022-05-01160510.3855/jidc.14914Primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast. Case series with 5 patientsKerim Bora Yilmaz0Mehmet Saydam1Melih Akinci2Muzaffer Akkoca3Ata Turker Arikok4Sumeyra Guler5Serhat Tokgöz6Mehmet Ali Gulcelik7Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Gulhane Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Gulhane Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Surgical Oncology, University of Health Sciences, Gulhane Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is an aggressive, necrotic, life-threatening infection of the soft tissues. The delay on treatment is generally accompanied by almost 90 % lethality according to the development of septic shock and its associated complications. Primary Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast (PNFB) is seen extremely rare. To date, breast necrotizing fasciitis have been reported only as a limited number of case reports in the literature. PNFB is commonly misdiagnosed as cellulitis, mastitis, abscess or inflammatory breast cancer. Although PNFB is a very rapid and aggressive disease, which can be fatal. Delayed cases were unfortunately resulted in mortality due to several consequential reasons. Therefore, careful and detailed evaluation of all cases irrespective of age, especially those with risk factors and comorbidities, could be life saving in respect of early diagnosis and timely treatment. Our aim is to to present the analysis and treatment modalities of five primarily seen PFNB, in this case series. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/14914Breast infectionsmortalitynecrotizing fasciitisseptic shocktreatment |
| spellingShingle | Kerim Bora Yilmaz Mehmet Saydam Melih Akinci Muzaffer Akkoca Ata Turker Arikok Sumeyra Guler Serhat Tokgöz Mehmet Ali Gulcelik Primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast. Case series with 5 patients Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Breast infections mortality necrotizing fasciitis septic shock treatment |
| title | Primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast. Case series with 5 patients |
| title_full | Primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast. Case series with 5 patients |
| title_fullStr | Primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast. Case series with 5 patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast. Case series with 5 patients |
| title_short | Primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast. Case series with 5 patients |
| title_sort | primary necrotizing fasciitis of the breast case series with 5 patients |
| topic | Breast infections mortality necrotizing fasciitis septic shock treatment |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/14914 |
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