Fatal cervical necrotizing fasciitis (a report of two cases of confirmed odontogenic origin and one of possible odontogenic origin)

Authors
Loomis, PW Campbell, HR
Citation
Pw. Loomis et Hr. Campbell, Fatal cervical necrotizing fasciitis (a report of two cases of confirmed odontogenic origin and one of possible odontogenic origin), J FOREN SCI, 46(4), 2001, pp. 959-961
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES
ISSN journal
00221198 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
959 - 961
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1198(200107)46:4<959:FCNF(R>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Three cases of cervical necrotizing fasciitis (CNF), two of confirmed odont ogenic origin and one of probable odontogenic origin, were observed from 19 93-1999. This is in addition to three cases previously reported by this off ice. A rare sequelae of dental infection, CNF can be a severe, rapidly prog ressing infection of the cervical tissues having a mortality rate of up to 50%. "Hospital gangrene" was first described during the Civil War. It was l ater to be described as necrotizing fasciitis and later yet was designated as a separate clinicopathological diagnosis.