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Sonographic Findings in Necrotizing Fasciitis
Author(s) -
Shyy William,
Knight Roneesha S.,
Goldstein Ruth,
Isaacs Eric D.,
Teismann Nathan A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.15.12068
Subject(s) - medicine , fasciitis , magnetic resonance imaging , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , computed tomography , ultrasonography , disease , pathology
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but serious disease, and early diagnosis is essential to reducing its substantial morbidity and mortality. The 2 cases presented show that the key clinical and radiographic features of necrotizing fasciitis exist along a continuum of severity at initial presentation; thus, this diagnosis should not be prematurely ruled out in cases that do not show the dramatic features familiar to most clinicians. Although computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are considered the most effective imaging modalities, the cases described here illustrate how sonography should be recommended as an initial imaging test to make a rapid diagnosis and initiate therapy.