Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research

The Korean Surgical Society (대한외과학회)
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Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Chest Wall Complicating Acupuncture

침 시술 후 흉벽에 발생한 괴사성 근막염

Gang, Se-Hun;Jeong, U-Gyeong
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  • Published : 20060000
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Abstract

A 20-year-old man developed necrotizing fasciitis of the left chest wall complicating acupuncture. Necrotizing fasciitis is a highly morbid soft tissue infection that rarely involves the upper torso. In the past, there has been few report on necrotizing fasciitis complicating acupunture in the English literature (based on a MEDLINE search covering 1966 to 2005). We present this extremely unusual case of a patient after taking acupuncture who survived severe necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall following wide debridement of the necrotic tissue and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy. (J Korean Surg Soc 2006;71:234-237)

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