Abstract Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) and multiple bowel perforations following liposuction are rare but severe complications. This case of a 43-year-old female underscores the critical challenges posed by such infections, particularly with extensive wounds and systemic complications, including septic shock and acute renal…
Ido Mizrahi, MD, Noemie Nalbandian, RN MPH. Department of General Surgery, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel INTRODUCTION Pilonidal disease presents with a wide range of symptoms and multiple treatment options exist. Resection of the disease with primary closure might result…
Author: Chausha Weitman Cernica, MA, R.N, Wound-care coordinator. Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel BACKGROUND Erysipelas is a bacterial skin infection involving the upper dermis that characteristically extends into the superficial cutaneous lymphatics. It is a tender, intensely erythematous, indurated plaque with a…
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