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11476311

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
Between January 1992 and December 1998, we treated 24 patients with necrotising fasciitis of a limb. There were 15 men and nine women with a mean age of 59.8 years (5 to 86). The infection was usually confused with cellulitis. Exquisite pain and early systemic toxicity were the most consistent clinical features. Diabetes mellitus and hepatic cirrhosis were the most commonly associated medical diseases. One third of the patients died. Those with involvement of the limbs above the knee or elbow on admission had a significantly higher rate of mortality than those with distal lesions (Fisher's exact test, p = 0.027). There was no correlation between mortality and advanced age (Student's t-test, p = 0.22) or between amputation and survival (Fisher's exact test, p = 0.39).
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
709-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Necrotising fasciitis of a limb.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article