"Fasciitis, Necrotizing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A fulminating bacterial infection of the deep layers of the skin and FASCIA. It can be caused by many different organisms, with STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES being the most common.
| Descriptor ID |
D019115
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.825.340 C05.321.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Fasciitis, Necrotizing- Fasciitis, Necrotizing
- Fasciitides, Necrotizing
- Necrotizing Fasciitides
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Fascitis, Necrotizing
- Fascitides, Necrotizing
- Necrotizing Fascitides
- Necrotizing Fascitis
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasciitis, Necrotizing" by people in Profiles.
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Vajjala A, Biswas D, Tay WH, Hanski E, Kline KA. Streptolysin-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress promotes group A Streptococcal host-associated biofilm formation and necrotising fasciitis. Cell Microbiol. 2019 01; 21(1):e12956.
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Suwantarat N, Chow DC, Koss W, Lin D, Tice AD. Histologically confirmed necrotizing fasciitis: risk factors, microbiology, and mortality in Hawaii. Int J Infect Dis. 2012 Dec; 16(12):e886-7.
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Scher D, Kanlic E, Bader J, Ortiz M, Abdelgawad A. Hepatitis C viral infection as an associated risk factor for necrotizing fasciitis. Orthopedics. 2012 Apr; 35(4):e510-3.
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Mulla ZD. Hyperbaric oxygen in necrotizing fasciitis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Dec; 122(6):1984-1985.
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Mulla ZD, Nuwayhid ZB. Epidemiology of invasive group a streptococcal infection in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Feb 01; 46(3):482-3.
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Aronoff DM, Mulla ZD. Comments regarding "pain and a purple lesion". Am J Med. 2007 Nov; 120(11):e15; author reply e17.
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Nuwayhid ZB, Aronoff DM, Mulla ZD. Blunt trauma as a risk factor for group A streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis. Ann Epidemiol. 2007 Nov; 17(11):878-81.
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Mulla ZD, Gibbs SG, Aronoff DM. Correlates of length of stay, cost of care, and mortality among patients hospitalized for necrotizing fasciitis. Epidemiol Infect. 2007 Jul; 135(5):868-76.
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Young MH, Engleberg NC, Mulla ZD, Aronoff DM. Therapies for necrotising fasciitis. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2006 Feb; 6(2):155-65.
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Mulla ZD. Group A streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis: reducing the risk of unwarranted litigation. Am J Emerg Med. 2005 Jul; 23(4):578-9.