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Negative Pressure Treatment for Necrotizing Fasciitis after Chemotherapy

by
Fraia Melchionda
* and
Andrea Pession
Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Unit, Institute Lalla Seràgnoli, University of Bologna, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2011, 3(4), e33; https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e33
Submission received: 14 October 2011 / Revised: 14 October 2011 / Accepted: 24 October 2011 / Published: 12 December 2011

Abstract

We describe 2 cases of children with malignant disease who developed severe mucositis with perineal necrotizing fasciitis during severe neutropenia after chemotherapy. Treatment with topical negative pressure therapy with silver foam dressing, together with large spectrum antibiotics, resolved the problem with complete closure of the wound after 30 and 36 days of treatment, respectively.
Keywords: negative pressure treatment; necrotizing fasciitis; chemotherapy; pediatric negative pressure treatment; necrotizing fasciitis; chemotherapy; pediatric

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Melchionda, F.; Pession, A. Negative Pressure Treatment for Necrotizing Fasciitis after Chemotherapy. Pediatr. Rep. 2011, 3, e33. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e33

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Melchionda F, Pession A. Negative Pressure Treatment for Necrotizing Fasciitis after Chemotherapy. Pediatric Reports. 2011; 3(4):e33. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e33

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Melchionda, Fraia, and Andrea Pession. 2011. "Negative Pressure Treatment for Necrotizing Fasciitis after Chemotherapy" Pediatric Reports 3, no. 4: e33. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e33

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