Craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis with hepatitis and diabetes mellitus
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN BIOLOGY - Year 2016, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
Craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon but aggressive infection with high mortality. The aim of this article is to review a case of severe and extensive craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis (CCNF) worsened by hepatitis and diabetes mellitus in a 32-year-old man, with a successful outcome involving early diagnosis by CT scan, broad-spectrum antibiotics, multidisciplinary treatment, multiple surgical debridement, essential intensive medical care and efficient emergency services.
Authors and Affiliations
Shan Chen, M. D Leihui Chen, Chongjin Feng
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP654527
- DOI 10.24297/jab.v9i3.6524
- Views 193
- Downloads 0
Home gardens in the maintenance of biological diversity
Home garden is an integrated system which comprises different things in its small area that produces a variety of foods and agricultural products including staple crops, vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants and so on. In...
EFFECT OF DIETARY MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE ON SOME ADIPOSE- DERIVED HORMONES IN ADULT MALE RATS
The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary monosodium glutamate (MSG) on serum adiponectin, leptin, resistin hormone, lipid profile, body weights, food intake, and abdominal fat in adult m...
Nutritional Assessment and Molecular Identification of Microorganisms from Akhuni/Axone: A Soybean Based Fermented Food of Nagaland, India
Soybean based fermented foods are known to be highly nutritive, not just because it contains high protein content but also due to presence of polyphenols. Various microorganisms involved during the fermentation process h...
Evaluation of teratogenic potency of colchicine by using Biomphalaria alexandrina snail embryo as an indicator
The present study was planned to follow up the teratogenic potency of cholchicine on the developmental stages of Biomphalaria alexandrina. The results revealed that trochophore stage can be considered as a specific stage...
Chromium combination tannage of rural and minimal tanned crusts
Chrome tanning gives the tanned hide/ skins many good properties such as degree of fullness ,softness , resilience standard shrinkage temperature . The study aims to make use of this by a ppling combination tannage. This...