Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damselae: The First Case in Portugal

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Main Author: Guimarães, D
Publication Date: 2021
Other Authors: Ribeiro, L, Vieira, L, Coelho, R
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe soft tissue infection with a high mortality rate and therefore requires emergent surgical treatment. Several microorganisms can cause this infection, Photobacterium damselae being one of them, with only eight cases previously published in the literature. We report the first ever case of necrotizing fasciitis, caused by this microorganism, in Portugal. In this case report the patient survived after several debridement procedures and reconstruction of the upper limb with acellular dermal matrix and skin graft. A brief review of the Photobacterium damselae soft tissue infection reports as well as the clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis can also be found in this paper.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damselae: The First Case in Portugal
Fasceíte Necrotizante Causada por Photobacterium Damselae: o Primeiro Caso Descrito em Portugal
title Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damselae: The First Case in Portugal
spellingShingle Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damselae: The First Case in Portugal
Guimarães, D
HSJ CPR
Humans
Portugal
Debridement
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / diagnosis
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / surgery
Photobacterium
Soft Tissue Infections* / therapy
title_short Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damselae: The First Case in Portugal
title_full Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damselae: The First Case in Portugal
title_fullStr Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damselae: The First Case in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damselae: The First Case in Portugal
title_sort Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damselae: The First Case in Portugal
author Guimarães, D
author_facet Guimarães, D
Ribeiro, L
Vieira, L
Coelho, R
author_role author
author2 Ribeiro, L
Vieira, L
Coelho, R
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Unidade Local de Saúde São José
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Guimarães, D
Ribeiro, L
Vieira, L
Coelho, R
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv HSJ CPR
Humans
Portugal
Debridement
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / diagnosis
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / surgery
Photobacterium
Soft Tissue Infections* / therapy
topic HSJ CPR
Humans
Portugal
Debridement
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / diagnosis
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / surgery
Photobacterium
Soft Tissue Infections* / therapy
description Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe soft tissue infection with a high mortality rate and therefore requires emergent surgical treatment. Several microorganisms can cause this infection, Photobacterium damselae being one of them, with only eight cases previously published in the literature. We report the first ever case of necrotizing fasciitis, caused by this microorganism, in Portugal. In this case report the patient survived after several debridement procedures and reconstruction of the upper limb with acellular dermal matrix and skin graft. A brief review of the Photobacterium damselae soft tissue infection reports as well as the clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis can also be found in this paper.
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