Necrotizing fasciitis likely mistaken for chronic low back pain: A case report
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
;
: 298-301, 2018.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-715754
ABSTRACT
Necrotizing fasciitis is a significant factor of morbidity and mortality due to its sudden onset and rapid spread. It is accompanied by systemic toxicity and often fatal unless promptly recognized and aggressively treated. We reported a patient who presented symptoms confused with disc herniation and delayed initial diagnosis. The patient was treated for chronic low back pain. The origin of the pain was a foreign body-induced intra-abdominal infection that invaded the back muscles and eventually progressed to necrotizing fasciitis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Mortality
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Low Back Pain
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Fasciitis, Necrotizing
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Diagnosis
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Intraabdominal Infections
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Back Muscles
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Intervertebral Disc Displacement
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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