caa a22 4500 475842154 CHVBK 20180406123903.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/PL00011860 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/PL00011860 CT diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis: spectrum of CT findings [Elektronische Daten] [C. A. Curry, F. M. Corl, E. K. Fishman] Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening soft tissue infection involving the superficial fascia and subcutaneous fat that requires aggressive, prompt surgical debridement. The early diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis is often difficult as it may present in an elusive fashion with relatively minor physical findings. Additionally, the clinical findings often overlap with those of relatively benign conditions such as cellulitis which require conservative management. Historically, plain film and nuclear medicine studies have been used in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal inflammatory processes. However, with the advent of cross-sectional imaging modalities, CT has become crucial to the diagnosis and evaluation of soft tissue infections. Few publications exist that describe the CT characteristics of necrotizing fasciitis involving the chest, abdomen, and extremities, and the role of CT in the diagnosis and treatment of these life-threatening infections. The purpose of this paper is to show the CT findings in necrotizing fasciitis and associated complications. We will provide examples of necrotizing fasciitis arising in a postoperative bed as well as the CT appearance following aggressive debridement, together with descriptive information that may improve the early detection of this entity. American Society of Emergency Radiology, 2000 Key words Necrotizing fasciitis - Musculoskeletal infections - Computed tomography nationallicence Curry C. A. The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA Tel.: + 1-4 10-9 55 51 73 Fax: + 1-410-6140341, US aut Corl F. M. The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA Tel.: + 1-4 10-9 55 51 73 Fax: + 1-410-6140341, US aut Fishman E. K. The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA Tel.: + 1-4 10-9 55 51 73 Fax: + 1-410-6140341, US aut https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00011860 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00011860 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Curry C. A. The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA Tel.: + 1-4 10-9 55 51 73 Fax: + 1-410-6140341, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Corl F. M. The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA Tel.: + 1-4 10-9 55 51 73 Fax: + 1-410-6140341, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fishman E. K. The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA Tel.: + 1-4 10-9 55 51 73 Fax: + 1-410-6140341, US aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer