"Fasciitis, Necrotizing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A fulminating bacterial infection of the deep layers of the skin and FASCIA. It can be caused by many different organisms, with STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES being the most common.
| Descriptor ID |
D019115
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.825.340 C05.321.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Fasciitis, Necrotizing- Fasciitis, Necrotizing
- Fasciitides, Necrotizing
- Necrotizing Fasciitides
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Fascitis, Necrotizing
- Fascitides, Necrotizing
- Necrotizing Fascitides
- Necrotizing Fascitis
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasciitis, Necrotizing" by people in Profiles.
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Markowitz M, Kwan S, Matzon JL. Household Transmission of Group A Streptococcus Necrotizing Fasciitis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2022 08 01; 6(8).
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Silverman RF, Hodgson N. Orbital Necrotizing Fasciitis. N Engl J Med. 2022 Feb 03; 386(5):e10.
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Whitaker CM, Low S, Gorbachova T, Raphael JS, Williamson C. Imaging and Laboratory Workup for Hand Infections. Hand Clin. 2020 08; 36(3):285-299.
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Nawijn F, Verhiel SHWL, Lunn KN, Eberlin KR, Hietbrink F, Chen NC. Factors Associated with Mortality and Amputation Caused by Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections of the Upper Extremity: A Retrospective Cohort Study. World J Surg. 2020 03; 44(3):730-740.
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Gelbard RB, Ferrada P, Yeh DD, Williams BH, Loor M, Yon J, Mentzer C, Khwaja K, Khan MA, Kohli A, Bulger EM, Robinson BRH. Optimal timing of initial debridement for necrotizing soft tissue infection: A Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 07; 85(1):208-214.
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Sultan H, Malik A, Li HK, Ch?vez-Barrios P, Lee AG. Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Periorbital Region Complicated by Combined Central Retinal Artery Occlusion, Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Posterior Ciliary Occlusion. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May/Jun; 33(3):e75-e76.
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Buttar S, Cooper D, Olivieri P, Barca M, Drake AB, Ku M, Rose G, Siadecki SD, Saul T. Air and its Sonographic Appearance: Understanding the Artifacts. J Emerg Med. 2017 Aug; 53(2):241-247.
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Osterman M, Draeger R, Stern P. Acute hand infections. J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Aug; 39(8):1628-35; quiz 1635.
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Shakoor S, Jabeen K, Idrees R, Jamil B, Irfan S, Zafar A. Necrotising fasciitis due to Absidia corymbifera in wounds dressed with non sterile bandages. Int Wound J. 2011 Dec; 8(6):651-5.
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Jesus JE, Schrupp Berg H, Tibbles C, Wolfe R. Necrotizing fasciitis in the setting of marine injury. J Emerg Med. 2011 May; 40(5):539-42.