FATAL NECROTIZING FASCIITIS CAUSED BY A TOOTHPICK INJURY

Authors
GILAD J BORER A WEKSLER N RIESENBERG K SCHLAEFFER F
Citation
J. Gilad et al., FATAL NECROTIZING FASCIITIS CAUSED BY A TOOTHPICK INJURY, Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 30(2), 1998, pp. 189-190
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00365548
Volume
30
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
189 - 190
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1998)30:2<189:FNFCBA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe life-threatening infection. The port al of entry is usually a site of disruption of the skin barrier. We re port a ease of fatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by an accidental too thpick injury-a unique injury mechanism not reported this far to cause necrotizing fasciitis. Although toothpick injuries are usually regard ed as trivial, it should be kept in mind that they have the potential to cause such a lethal infection.