Atallah Natalie J, Scherer Allison K, Alexander Natalie J, Dagher Zeina, Viens Adam L, Muhammed Maged, Branda John A, Mansour Michael K
Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Med Mycol Case Rep. 2020 Apr 20;28:39-41. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.04.004. eCollection 2020 Jun.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal soft tissue infection that requires prompt clinical suspicion, pharmacological and surgical interventions. Bacterial pathogens, such as beta-hemolytic streptococcus and , are the main etiology of necrotizing fasciitis, however, rare cases caused by fungal pathogens, such as , have been reported following trauma. Here, we present the first case of necrotizing fasciitis following an elective surgical procedure in an immunocompetent adult.
坏死性筋膜炎是一种潜在致命的软组织感染,需要临床迅速怀疑,并进行药物和手术干预。细菌病原体,如β-溶血性链球菌等,是坏死性筋膜炎的主要病因,然而,有报道称,外伤后有罕见的由真菌病原体(如……)引起的病例。在此,我们报告首例在免疫功能正常的成年人择期手术后发生的……坏死性筋膜炎病例。