280
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Case Report

A rare case of necrotizing fasciitis of the leg in an intravenous drug user caused by Prevotella denticola

ORCID Icon, , , , , , , , & show all
Article: 2334545 | Received 27 Nov 2023, Accepted 19 Mar 2024, Published online: 29 Mar 2024

References

  • Wallace HA, Perera TB Necrotizing Fasciitis. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan. [cited 2023 Feb 21]. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430756/
  • Salati SA. Necrotizing fasciitis a review. Pol Przegl Chir. 2022 Feb 23;95(2):1–5. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0015.7676 PMID: 36805313.
  • Ebright JR, Pieper B. Skin and soft tissue infections in injection drug users. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2002 Sep;16(3):697–712. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(02)00017-x PMID: 12371123.
  • Könönen E, Fteita D, Gursoy UK, et al. Prevotella species as oral residents and infectious agents with potential impact on systemic conditions. 2022. J Oral Microbiol. 2022;14(1):1–24. doi: 10.1080/20002297.2022.2079814 fasc. 1 eCollection 2022.
  • Wong CH, Khin LW, Heng KS, et al. The LRINEC (laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis) score: a tool for distinguishing necrotizing fasciitis from other soft tissue infections. Crit Care Med. 2004;32(7):1535–1541. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000129486.35458.7d
  • Gunaratne DA, Tseros EA, Hasan Z, et al. Cervical necrotizing fasciitis: systematic review and analysis of 1235 reported cases from the literature. Head & Neck. 2018;2094–2102. doi: 10.1002/hed.25184 40 9
  • Fihman V, Raskine L, Petitpas F, et al. Cervical necrotizing fasciitis: 8-years’ experience of microbiology. 2008;27(8):691–695. doi: 10.1007/s10096-008-0491-9
  • Kuzaka B, et al. Fournier’s gangrene: clinical presentation of 13 cases. Med Sci Monit. 2018;24:548–555. doi: 10.12659/MSM.905836
  • Sagristà M, Martin-Ezquerra G, Gallardo F, et al. Inguinal syndrome secondary to Prevotella bivia after accidental bite in orogenital sex. Sex Transm Infect. 2012 Jun;88(4):250–251. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050348
  • Brook I, Frazier EH. Microbiology of liver and spleen abscesses. J Med Microbiol. 1998;47(12):1.075–.1.080. doi: 10.1099/00222615-47-12-1075
  • Ling J, Hirase T. Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to Prevotella denticola Infection in an Intravenous Drug User. Cureus. 2022;14(1):e20901. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20901
  • Dominguez-Castellano A, Ángel Muniain M, José Ríos- Villegas M, et al. Endocarditis tricuspídea por Prevotella denticola en un consumidor de drogas por vía parenteral. Enferm Infec Microbiol Clin. 2001;19(6):280–281. doi: 10.1016/s0213-005x(01)72639-0
  • Summanen PH, Talan DA, Strong C, et al. Bacteriology of skin and soft-tissue infections: comparison of infections in intravenous drug users and individuals with no history of intravenous drug use. Clin Infect Dis. 1995;20(Supplement_2):S279–282. doi: 10.1093/clinids/20.supplement_2.s279
  • Shilnikova II, Dmitrieva NV. Evaluation of antibiotic susceptibility of bacteroides, Prevotella and fusobacterium species isolated from patients of the N. N. Blokhin cancer research center, Moscow, Russia. Anaerobe. 2015;31:15–18. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.08.003
  • Sartelli M, Guirao X, Hardcastle TC, et al. WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections. World J Emerg Surg. 2018;13(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s13017-018-0219-9
  • Bilton BD, Zibari GB, McMillan RW, et al. Aggressive surgical management of necrotizing fasciitis serves to decrease mortality: a retrospective study. Am Surg. 1998;64(5): 397–400.
  • Nawijn F, Smeeing DPJ, Houwert RM, et al. Time is of the essence when treating necrotizing soft tissue infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Emerg Surg. 2020;15(4):1–11. doi: 10.1186/s13017-019-0286-6 eCollection 2020.