Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (대한구강악안면외과학회)
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NECROTIZING FASCIITIS OF HEAD AND NECK AREA : 4 CASES REPORTS

두경부 영역에 발생한 괴사성 근막염: 증례보고

  • Seo, Woon-Kyung (Div. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dept. of Dentistry, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Won (Div. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dept. of Dentistry, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Han, Hyung-Uck (Div. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dept. of Dentistry, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Go, Taek-Su (Div. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dept. of Dentistry, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Su-Hyun (Div. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dept. of Dentistry, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, In-Soo (Div. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dept. of Dentistry, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 서운경 (가톨릭대학교 의정부성모병원 치과 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 이원 (가톨릭대학교 의정부성모병원 치과 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 한형욱 (가톨릭대학교 의정부성모병원 치과 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 고택수 (가톨릭대학교 의정부성모병원 치과 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 박수현 (가톨릭대학교 의정부성모병원 치과 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 김인수 (가톨릭대학교 의정부성모병원 치과 구강악안면외과)
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis has been recognized as a potentially lethal and rapidly progressing infection. Necrotizing fasciitis of head and neck area is rare but fatal disease that should be prompt diagnosis and recognition. If not promptly recognized and treated, infection can spread into the deep spaces of the neck and compromise the airway. It may also spread into the mediastimum producing life threatening sepsis. In this report, we describe the treatment of 4 cases of necrotizing fasciitis of head and neck area and discuss diagnosis, treatment, complication and consideration with review of literatures.

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