Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Chest Wall Complicating Acupuncture.
- Author:
Se Hoon KANG
1
;
Woo Kyoung JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. animus70@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Necrotizing fasciitis;
Chest wall;
Acupuncture
- MeSH:
Acupuncture*;
Debridement;
Fasciitis, Necrotizing*;
Humans;
Soft Tissue Infections;
Thoracic Wall*;
Thorax*;
Torso;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2006;71(3):234-237
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 20-year-old man developed necrotizing fasciitis of the left chest wall complicating acupuncture. Necrotizing fasciitis is a highly morbid soft tissue infection that rarely involves the upper torso. In the past, there has been few report on necrotizing fasciitis complicating acupunture in the English literature (based on a MEDLINE search covering 1966 to 2005). We present this extremely unusual case of a patient after taking acupuncture who survived severe necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall following wide debridement of the necrotic tissue and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy.
