Open AccessCitric acid treatment of necrotizing fasciitis: a report of two cases
Author(s) -
Nagoba Basavraj S,
Gandhi Rajan C,
Wadher Bharat J,
Gandhi Sanjay P,
Selkar Sohan P
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2010.00721.x
Subject(s) - fasciitis , medicine , fascia , citric acid , debridement (dental) , surgical debridement , surgery , deep fascia , wound care , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , biology
Necrotizing fasciitis is a destructive invasive infection of skin, subcutaneous tissue and deep fascia, with relative sparing of muscle. It is a life‐threatening condition. Here we report two cases of necrotizing fasciitis, which were not responding to conventional antibiotic therapy and local wound care after aggressive debridement. These two cases were treated simply by local application of 3% citric acid. Thus, citric acid was used to compliment wound management following surgical treatment with antibiotics.