Open AccessNecrotizing fasciitis following venomous snakebites in a tertiary hospital of southwest Taiwan
Author(s) -
Yao-Hung Tsai,
WeiHsiu Hsu,
KuoChin Huang,
Pei-An Yu,
Chi-Lung Chen,
LiangTseng Kuo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.08.005
Subject(s) - fasciitis , medicine , cellulitis , envenomation , white blood cell , surgery , dermatology , venom , ecology , biology
Necrotizing fasciitis following venomous snakebites is uncommon. The purpose of this study was to describe the initial clinical features of necrotizing fasciitis after snakebites, and to identify the risk factors for patients with cellulitis who later developed necrotizing fasciitis.
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