Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis Following Human Bite on the Upper Limb

Omar Mourafiq; Abdelmoughit Echchaoui; Bouchaib Chafri; Ahmed Salim Bouabid; Driss Benchebba; Moustapha Boussouga

doi:10.21802/gmj.2018.3.4

Galician Medical Journal (Sep 2018)

Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis Following Human Bite on the Upper Limb

Omar Mourafiq,
Abdelmoughit Echchaoui,
Bouchaib Chafri,
Ahmed Salim Bouabid,
Driss Benchebba,
Moustapha Boussouga

Affiliations

Omar Mourafiq: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology II, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat 10000.
Abdelmoughit Echchaoui: Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery; Hassani Hospital; Nador Morocco.
Bouchaib Chafri: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology II, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat 10000.
Ahmed Salim Bouabid: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology II, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat 10000.
Driss Benchebba: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology II, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat 10000.
Moustapha Boussouga: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology II, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat 10000.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21802/gmj.2018.3.4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25, no. 3

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The authors describe a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the upper extremity resulting from human bite managed successfully, and emphasize the importance of early diagnostic prompt treatmentand prevention.

Published in Galician Medical Journal

ISSN: 2306-4285 (Print); 2414-1518 (Online)
Publisher: Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
Country of publisher: Ukraine
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://ifnmujournal.com/gmj/

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