• Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Mar 2010

    Case Reports

    Necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall.

    • David J Birnbaum, Xavier Benoit D'Journo, Dominique Casanova, and Pascal A Thomas.
    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, University of the Mediterranean and Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
    • Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Mar 1; 10 (3): 483-4.

    AbstractNecrotizing fasciitis (NF) is an uncommon infection caused by microorganisms called 'flesh eating bacteria'. It remains a life-threatening condition associated with high mortality rate. Its location to the chest wall is exceptional. Herein, we report the case of a 39-year-old female, without comorbidity, presenting a NF of the chest wall complicating an empyema. We describe the surgical management with a three-step procedure: antibiotherapy-debridement, vacuum-assisted closure and delayed surgical reconstruction.

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