Abstract: We describe, to our knowledge, the first case of limb-threatening necrotizing alternariosis whose limbs were successfully salvaged by adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2). This 58-y-old patient was immunocompromised with both diabetes and Cushing's...
Abstract: A 24-year-old female diabetic patient was hospitalized because of ketoacidosis and a necrotic wound on the hand. Debridement and antibiotic therapy failed to halt the process. After demonstration of Mucor in cultures from the wound, the patient underwent...
Abstract: Early diagnosis of invasive group A beta streptococcal (GABS) infection has been achieved in a patient using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) complemented by needle aspiration. Life-saving treatments of GABS infection that include immediate surgical...
Abstract: Nectrotizing fasciitis is a mixed infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue with a characteristic clinical and pathological appearance. Necrotizing soft tissue infections, caused by aerobic, anaerobic and mixed bacterial flora are an increasing problem in...
Abstract: Dental extractions in patients who had radiation therapy for cancer in the head and neck region carry with them the risks of delayed healing, prolonged alveolar bone exposure, infection, and osteoradionecrosis. Among the precautions to minimize these risks...
Abstract: The Authors report their experience in the treatment of soft tissue necrotizing infections. The correct "timing" of the association of surgery, antibiotics and hyperbaric oxygen therapy is stressed. The good clinical results obtained in the...
Abstract: This study was conducted to report the rare combination of necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome, which both complicated neglected sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease. A case report is presented. We describe the rare case of a previously healthy...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) and penicillin (PCN) therapy in a murine model of streptococcal myositis. The thighs of Swiss Webster mice were inoculated with Streptococcus pyogenes. Four groups were evaluated:...
Abstract: Group A streptococci are responsible for much of the morbidity associated with skin infections. Necrotizing fasciitis, the most extreme form of these infections, may be life-threatening. Consequently, physicians need to know how to diagnose and effectively...
