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1 November 2024

10 Pages

Multidisciplinary Approach in Rare, Fulminant-Progressing, and Life-Threatening Facial Necrotizing Fasciitis

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Department Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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Department of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, “Sf. Spiridon” Emergency County Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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Department of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery and Burns, “Grigore Alexandrescu” Clinical Emergency Hospital for Children, 011743 Bucharest, Romania

Abstract

(1) Background: Necrotizing fasciitis is known as a severe condition with a high risk of mortality, placing it among the most feared infections. In most cases, it has a polymicrobial etiology (type 1), requiring complex treatment that is continuously adapted to the evolving microbiological status. The facial localization of the disease is rare, fulminant progressing, and is often life-threatening. (2) Methods: We present the case of a patient with multiple comorbidities who, following trauma to the nasal dorsum, developed a wound with a rapid and severe progression to extensive bilateral periorbital necrosis. This was accompanied by a dramatic deterioration in their general condition, a polymicrobial biological status, and fluctuating progression despite instituted treatment (both medical and surgical). (3) Results: The patient required multiple surgical interventions by multidisciplinary teams (plastic surgery; ear, nose, and throat specialist (ENT); maxillofacial surgery; and ophthalmology), experiencing periods of a severe, life-threatening general condition, necessitating prolonged orotracheal intubation. Wounds with fluctuating progression, extensive skin necrosis, and significant post-excisional soft tissue defects required skin graft coverage. The result meant a saved life and functional and aesthetic sequelae at the level of the face. (4) Conclusions: Necrotizing fasciitis of the face is a rare and severe disease that must be recognized early and treated appropriately by a multidisciplinary team to save the patient’s life and minimize the resulting functional and aesthetic sequelae.

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