Open AccessHyperbaric oxygen therapy as adjuvant therapy for odontogenic necrotizing myositis: A case report
Author(s) -
Cracchiolo Andrea N.,
Palma Daniela Maria,
Palmeri Marco,
Tantillo Diego,
Lo Bue Rosalia,
Braconi Andrea,
Caramanna Claudio,
Solazzo Luigi,
Genco Fabio,
Mirto Paola
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4726
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperbaric oxygen , adjuvant therapy , debridement (dental) , antibiotic therapy , oxygen therapy , myositis , surgery , surgical debridement , soft tissue , gas gangrene , antibiotics , pathology , chemotherapy , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
In a young man affected by skin soft tissue infections complicated with myositis, the use of hyperbaric oxygen treatment as an adjuvant therapy to surgical debridement and antibiotic therapy could improve management and prognosis.