Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis
Open Access
- 1 November 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
- Vol. 106 (11), 965-970
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000348949710601113
Abstract
Cervical necrotizing fasciitis (CNF) is an aggressive infection of the head and neck with high complication and mortality rates. Sixty-eight cases of CNF have been reported in the English-language literature. We present a series of 8 patients with CNF, including 5 men and 3 women ranging in age from 25 to 92 years. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the largest case series reported. Six of the 8 patients had a predisposing odontogenic focus of infection. Four patients had mediastinal involvement. Two patients, both with significant comorbidity at the time of presentation, died of CNF.Keywords
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