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Case Reports
Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis: an unusual complication of chronic suppurative otitis media.
- Ashwani Sethi, Anup Sabherwal, Rajeev Puri, and Pooja Jain.
- Department of ENT, MAMC and Associated LN Hospital, New Delhi, India. dr_sethi@rediffmail.com1
- J Laryngol Otol. 2006 Mar 1; 120 (3): E18.
AbstractNecrotizing fasciitis is a rare microbial soft tissue infection characterized by rapidly spreading areas of necrosis and a high mortality rate. It may be of odontogenic or traumatic origin or may arise from insect bites, burns or surgical infections. We present a clinical case of an eight-year-old child with facial and cervical necrotizing fasciitis as a complication of chronic suppurative otitis media. The causes, diagnosis and management of necrotizing fasciitis are reviewed.
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