we describe a rare case of laryngeal fasciitis ossificans. a 58-year-old man presented with hoarseness and a nodule was found in the larynx. excisional biopsy was performed, and follow-up laryngoscopy showed complete resolution of this reactive lesion, and normal laryngeal function. the 0.6 cm diameter nodule was well circumscribed and histologically, the lesion was composed of uniform woven bo...

BACKGROUND Early recognition and treatment are important factors that can help improve survival following necrotizing fasciitis. However, early recognition is complicated by the difficulty in distinguishing the infection from other, less serious soft-tissue infections such as cellulitis. We reviewed the charts of children presenting with necrotizing fasciitis at a tertiary care pediatric hospit...

STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. OBJECTIVES To investigate the presence of soft tissue hyperemia in plantar fasciitis with power Doppler ultrasound. BACKGROUND Localized hyperemia is an established feature of tendinopathy, suggesting that neurovascular in-growth may contribute to tendon-associated pain in some patients. The presence of abnormal soft tissue vascularity can b...

OBJECTIVE To present the first case of eosinophilic fasciitis associated with L-tryptophan ingestion. CLINICAL FEATURES A 23-year-old Australian man developed myalgia and weakness, and later the clinical features of eosinophilic fasciitis, while taking L-tryptophan. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME The amino acid supplementation was discontinued and he was treated with prednisone (30 mg/day) for si...

Decubital ischemic fasciitis, also called atypical decubital fibroplasia, is a distinctive fibroplasia occurring in nonambulatory older patients who are confined to bed or wheelchair-bound. These lesions are seen in the subcutaneous plane at pressure points or bony prominences. We present a case of ischemic fasciitis in a 68-year-old male patient who presented with a hard swelling in the middle...

necrotizing fasciitis is a part of a spectrum of necrotizing soft tissue infections that usually follow a surgical intervention or a chronic / acute medical illness. diagnosis is often based on symptoms which classically start within hours after an injury. there are no reports on the use of pet/ct in this condition. sparing reports of its association in patients with malignancy (ca of colon and...

We present a case of necrotizing fasciitis diagnosed in the emergency department. The clinical presentation and diagnostic findings of necrotizing fasciitis are discussed.

We report a case of a previously healthy woman after an uneventful caesarean section who developed polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis. She was given a non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drug (NSAID) after her delivery. Her post-delivery course was complicated by septic shock, and required multiple debridements before abdominal reconstruction. This case describes the increased risk of necrotizing f...

Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious disease characterized by the necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues and fascia. E. coli as the etiologic agent of necrotizing fasciitis is a rare occurrence. A 66-year-old woman underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. She rapidly developed necrotizing fasciitis which led to her death 68 hours following surgery. An E. coli str...