Fatal Necrotising Soft Tissue Infection Following Human Bite; a Case Report and Review of Literature

Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 20

Abstract

Human bite injuries are one of the commonest bite injuries seen in the emergency room in a developing country. This bite injury can occasionally lead to devastating complications but yet, one of the most neglected injuries by both the victims and inexperienced attending Clinician. We present a case of fatal and extensive necrotising fasciitis by Eschcerecia coli following human bite by a schizophrenic patient.

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Bashir Mohammad Ibrahim, Sani Ali Aji

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  • EP ID EP349269
  • DOI 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9813
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Bashir Mohammad Ibrahim, Sani Ali Aji (2014). Fatal Necrotising Soft Tissue Infection Following Human Bite; a Case Report and Review of Literature. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 4(20), 3828-3833. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-349269