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Algorithm for the diagnosis of Necrotizing Infections #Diagnosis #Management #GenSurg #Microbiology #NecrotizingFasciitis #Myonecrosis #Necrotizing #SoftTissueInfection #Clostridium
#Microbiology #NecrotizingFasciitis ... #Myonecrosis #Necrotizing ... Aureus #Gangrene #Aeromonas
Evolution of Necrotizing Fasciitis or Myonecrosis #Pathophys #GenSurg #NecrotizingFasciitis #Myonecrosis #NEJM
Necrotizing Fasciitis or Myonecrosis ... Pathophys #GenSurg #NecrotizingFasciitis ... #Myonecrosis #NEJM
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

#NecrotizingFasciitis #pathophysiology #orthopedics
Clinical Findings #NecrotizingFasciitis
Differential Diagnosis of Necrotizing Fasciitis: 

Cellulitis, 
Superficial abscess, 
Deep vein thrombosis 
(see phlegmasia cerulea dolerans), 
Compartment
Clostridial myonecrosis
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
Diabetic Myonecrosis ... #Diabetic #Myonecrosis
IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 • Mixed infections
 • Streptococcus
Clostridium species • Aeromonas
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
E coli (EIEC), Aeromonas
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
N.meningitidis, Vibrio, aeromonas