NECROTIZING FASCIITIS IN A PLASTER-CASTED LIMB: CASE REPORT

被引：9

作者：

Netzer, Giora ^{[1
,2
]}

Fuchs, Barry D. ^{[3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA

[2] Univ Maryland, Dept Epidemiol & Prevent Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA

[3] Univ Penn, Sch Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

[4] Hosp Univ Penn, Med Intens Care Unit, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE | 2009年 / 18卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.4037/ajcc2009363

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Casts may be associated with, and mask, serious life-threatening complications, including infection, compartment syndrome, and deep vein thrombosis with or without pulmonary embolism. A 43-year-old woman had necrotizing fasciitis associated with a closed-reduction casting of a tibial fracture. Her treatment highlights the importance of removing a cast and assessing the skin and tissue underneath for signs of infection in patients with suspected infection. Thorough assessment, early diagnosis, and early intervention in necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis are important to improve patients' outcomes. (American Journal of Critical Care. 2009; 18: 288,287)

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