PMID- 16527071
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060418
LR  - 20190917
IS  - 1695-4033 (Print)
IS  - 1695-4033 (Linking)
VI  - 64
IP  - 2
DP  - 2006 Feb
TI  - [Necrotizing fasciitis due to Streptococcus pyogenes].
PG  - 167-9
AB  - Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe infection, with systemic involvement and tissue 
      necrosis. The clinical course is rapid and often fatal. Although this entity is 
      uncommon, early recognition and treatment is essential to improve prognosis. 
      Necrotizing fasciitis should be suspected when there are symptoms of toxicity and 
      there is severe pain, frequently out of proportion to the clinical findings. In 
      addition, in the last few years the incidence of invasive disease due to 
      Streptococcus pyogenes in children has increased. Treatment is based on life 
      support, aggressive debridement, and antimicrobial therapy. Intravenous 
      immunoglobulin (IVIG) as adjunctive therapy seems useful and reduces mortality. 
      The case of an infant with necrotizing fasciitis of four extremities is 
      presented.
FAU - Cidoncha Escobar, E
AU  - Cidoncha Escobar E
AD  - Departamento de Pediatria, Pabellon Materno-Infantil, Hospital General 
      Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain. ecidoncha@yahoo.es
FAU - Urbano Villaescusa, J
AU  - Urbano Villaescusa J
FAU - Maranon Pardillo, R
AU  - Maranon Pardillo R
FAU - Rodriguez Fernandez, R
AU  - Rodriguez Fernandez R
FAU - Aritmendi Moreno, C
AU  - Aritmendi Moreno C
FAU - Parente Hernandez, A
AU  - Parente Hernandez A
FAU - Riquelme Garcia, O
AU  - Riquelme Garcia O
LA  - spa
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Fascitis necrosante por Streptococcus pyogenes.
PL  - Spain
TA  - An Pediatr (Barc)
JT  - Anales de pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003)
JID - 101162596
SB  - IM
MH  - *Fasciitis, Necrotizing/diagnosis/therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Male
EDAT- 2006/03/11 09:00
MHDA- 2006/04/19 09:00
CRDT- 2006/03/11 09:00
PHST- 2006/03/11 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/04/19 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/03/11 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 13084178 [pii]
AID - 10.1157/13084178 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - An Pediatr (Barc). 2006 Feb;64(2):167-9. doi: 10.1157/13084178.