ACTA MEDICA
ACTA MEDICA
Acta Medica (Hradec Králové) is an English language multidisciplinary medical journal. Acta Medica publishes reviews, original articles, brief communications, case reports, announcements, and notices. The journal was founded in 1958 under the title “A Collection of Scientific Works of the Charles University’s Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové”. The journal is indexed in Chemical Abstracts, CNKI, DOAJ, EBSCO, Hinari, Index Medicus, MEDLINE, Scopus, and Ulrichsweb.

ACTA MEDICA, Vol 65 No 2 (2022), 71–73

Necrotizing Fasciitis in the Immediate Post-Operative Period Following Resection and Free Flap Reconstruction for Oral Cancer

Alice Rigby, Paul Sexton, Preetha Chengot, Anastasios Kanatas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2022.21
published online: 02. 12. 2022

abstract

Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly spreading bacterial infection of the fascial planes and can be fatal if is not treated urgently. Here, we present the case of a 65-year-old female, with oral squamous cell carcinoma, treated surgically with curative intent. On the second post-operative day from a mandibulectomy, selective neck dissection and reconstruction with a fibula free flap, she developed rapidly progressing NF, at the surgical site.

keywords: necrotizing fasciitis; oral cancer; reconstruction; complications

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ISSN: 1211-4286
E-ISSN: 1805-9694

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