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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:304-306
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Necrotizing soft tissue infection of the chest wall

Julian E. Losanoff, MDa, James W. Jones, MD, PhD*a, Bruce W. Richman, MAa

a Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA

Accepted for publication March 27, 2001.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Jones, Department of Surgery, M580 Health Sciences Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Medicine, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
e-mail: jonesjw{at}health.missouri.edu

Necrotizing soft tissue infection of the chest wall is a relatively rare but highly lethal surgical condition that has received little attention in the literature. The case of a 21-year-old female patient affected by this rare infection is reported. Our recent experience and literature data suggest that chest wall necrotizing soft tissue infection spreads rapidly and is highly lethal. High index of suspicion, early diagnosis, and aggressive approach are essential to its successful treatment.




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