Publication Cover
Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 75, 2020 - Issue 6
199
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Case Report

Necrotizing myositis case report and brief literature study

ORCID Icon, , &

References

  • Uptodate.com: Necrotizing soft tissue infection [Internet], Stevens DL, Baddour LM, et al. 2016 Nov 22. Available from: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/necrotizing-soft-tissue-infections?search=D.N.Stevens%20et%20al.%20Necrotizing%20soft%20tissue%20infection&source=search_result&selectedTitle=1~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=1. Accessed 2018 Aug 15
  • Jahnson L, Berggren L, Björsell-Ostling E, et al. Streptococcal myositis. Scand J Infect Dis. 1992;24(5):661.
  • Stevens DL. Streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome: spectrum of disease, pathogenesis, and new concepts in treatment. Emerg Infect Dis. 1995;1(3):69.
  • Hamilton SM, Bayer CR, Stevens DL, et al. Effects of selective and nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on antibiotic efficacy of experimental group A streptococcal myonecrosis. J Infect Dis. 2014;209(9):1429–1435.
  • Hourmozdi JJ, Hawley DA, Hadi CM, et al. Streptococcal necrotizing myositis: a case report and clinical review. J Emerg Med. 2014;46(3):436–444.
  • Stevens DL, Tanner MH, Winship J, et al. Severe group A streptococcal infections associated with a toxic shock-like syndrome and scarlet fever toxin A. N Engl J Med. 1989;321:1–7.
  • Wong C, Khin L, Heng K, et al. The LRINEC (laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis) score: a tool for distinguishing necrotizing fasciitis from other soft-tissue infections. Crit Care Med. 2004;32(7):1535–1541.
  • Hakkarainen TW, Kopari NM, Evans HM. Necrotizing soft tissue infections: review and current concepts in treatment, systems of care, and outcomes. Curr Probl Surg. 2014;51(8):344–362.
  • George ME, Rueth NM, Skarda DE, et al. Hyperbaric oxygen does not improve outcome in patients with necrotizing soft tissue infection. Surg Infect. 2009;10:21–28.
  • Brown DR, Davis NL, Lepawsky LM, et al. A multicenter review of the treatment of major truncal necrotizing infections with and without hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Am J Surg. 1994;167:485.
  • Massey PR, Sakran JV, Mills AM, et al. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in necrotizing soft tissue infections. J Surg Res. 2012;177(1):146–151.
  • Davies HD, McGeer A, Schwartz B, et al. Invasive group A streptococcal infections in Ontario, Canada. Ontario Group A Streptococcal Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1996;335(8):547.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.