Necrotizing fasciitis in a newborn infant: a case report
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
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56(2): 59-62, Mar.-Apr. 2001. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
We report the case of a one-day-old newborn infant, female, birth weight 1900 g, gestational age 36 weeks presenting with necrotizing fasciitis caused by E. coli and Morganella morganii. The newborn was allowed to fall into the toilet bowl during a domestic delivery. The initial lesion was observed at 24 hours of life on the left leg at the site of the venipuncture for the administration of hypertonic glucose solution. Despite early treatment, a rapid progression occurred resulting in a fatal outcome. We call attention to the risk presented by this serious complication in newborns with a contaminated delivery, and highlight the site of the lesion and causal agents
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Main subject:
Fasciitis, Necrotizing
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Home Childbirth
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Säo Paulo/BR
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