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Case Reports
. 1992 Jan;58(1):59-62.

Fatal necrotizing fasciitis of dental origin

A A Stoykewych  1 , W A Beecroft, A G Cogan
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  • PMID: 1544040
Case Reports

Fatal necrotizing fasciitis of dental origin

A A Stoykewych et al. J Can Dent Assoc. 1992 Jan.

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal, acute bacterial infection characterized by extensive fascial and subcutaneous tissue necrosis. Four factors that contribute significantly to the morbidity and mortality of necrotizing fasciitis are: 1) delayed treatment, due to difficulty in recognizing the condition; 2) inappropriate treatment; 3) host debilitation; and 4) a polymicrobial infection.

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