Odontogenic cervico-facial necrotizing fasciitis. A case report/ Fasceite necrotizante de origem odontogenica na regiao cervico-facial: relato de caso/Fascitis necrosante cervical-facial originada por infeccion odontogenica. Reporte del caso

• Published in: CES odontología Vol. 33; no. 1; p. 30
• Main Authors: de Souza Amorim, Klinger, Dantas, Anne Caroline Gercina Carvalho, Nascimento, Allen Matheus da Silva, Dellovo, Andrea Gomes, de Albuquerque-Junior, Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti, de Almeida Souza, Liane Maciel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidad del CES 01.01.2020

Necrotizing fasciitis is characterized as a subset of aggressive infections of the skin and soft tissues that cause necrosis of the muscular fascia and subcutaneous tissues. It has a polymicrobial origin and presents an extensive necrosis that exhibits gas formation in the subcutaneous tissue and su...