Necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall: A clinical case report and literature review

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall: A clinical case report and literature review Via Experimental and therapeutic medicine Exp Ther Med. 2022 Jan;23(1):90. doi: 10.3892/etm.2021.11013. Epub 2021 Nov 26. ABSTRACT Necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall is a very rare pathology, but with significant mortality, representing a therapeutic challenge. All international reports indicate the need for early diagnosis and an aggressive medical-surgical attitude in order to improve the prognosis. In addition to a review of literature, we present a case developed secondary to a thoracic pleural drainage for pyopneumothorax associated with significant bronchopleural fistula in a destroyed tuberculous left lung. Along with medical treatment, extensive surgical debridement was required. Despite drainage incisions and negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), the evolution of the fasciitis was difficult, due to bronchopleurocutaneous fistula. Thus, the Azorin procedure (transcervical mediastinoscopic closure of the left main bronchus) was performed. Once this procedure was completed, the inflammatory phenomena were controlled which allowed for a second step consisting of left pneumonectomy, with the application of specific methods for the prevention of bronchial fistula. The clinical case was a therapeutic challenge requiring a complex, staged, multidisciplinary approach due to both the immunocompromised terrain and the severity of the lesions. In conclusion, early recognition and aggressive and combined application of medical and surgical treatment methods can ensure therapeutic success. PMID:34934455 | PMC:PMC8652382 | DOI:10.3892/etm.2021.11013 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.