A Case of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Presenting as a Sore Throat.

Claudia Lam; Christopher Forest

A Case of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Presenting as a Sore Throat.

Claudia Lam, Christopher Forest

California State University, Monterey Bay

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Abstract

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (NSTIs) are rare, with an annual incidence of 0.04/1000 in the US. Typical precipitating events: breaks in epithelial or mucosal surfaces. Early findings: erythema (80%), induration (66%), tenderness (54%) . Late findings include pain out-of-proportion, skin bullae, and unstable vitals. Key characteristics are signs/symptoms progress within hours, much faster than abscess or cellulitis. The gold standard for diagnosis is operative exploration. Mortality rates decrease from 28% to 4.5% with surgical debridement within 12 hours of ED admission.

Original language	American English
State	Published - May 2017
Event	American Academy of Physician Assistants - Las Vegas, NV Duration: May 1 2017 → …

Conference

Conference	American Academy of Physician Assistants
Period	5/1/17 → …

Keywords

Dermatology
Skin infections
cellulitis

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

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