Q. Most common disorder associated with increased risk of necrotising fasciitis is ?
a. Diabetes
b. Nicotine ause
c. Intravenous drug abuse
d. Berger's disease.
Answer -
a
Diabetes mellitus is commonest co- morbid condition associated with necrotising fasciitis ( more than 40 % cases are diabeteic).
Diabetic cases have been associated with polymicrobial infection, poorer outcome and more chances of amputation.
It is divided into 4 subtypes:
type 1 - polymicrobial, most common, immunocompetent and diabetic patient's.
type 2 - Strep. pyogenes, Staph. aureus.
immunocompetent, higher fatality than type 1. Associated with Streptococcus toxic shock syndrome (STSS).
type 3 - less common, Vibrio species
type 4 - less common, fungal infection.
a. Diabetes
b. Nicotine ause
c. Intravenous drug abuse
d. Berger's disease.
Answer -
a
Diabetes mellitus is commonest co- morbid condition associated with necrotising fasciitis ( more than 40 % cases are diabeteic).
Diabetic cases have been associated with polymicrobial infection, poorer outcome and more chances of amputation.
It is divided into 4 subtypes:
type 1 - polymicrobial, most common, immunocompetent and diabetic patient's.
type 2 - Strep. pyogenes, Staph. aureus.
immunocompetent, higher fatality than type 1. Associated with Streptococcus toxic shock syndrome (STSS).
type 3 - less common, Vibrio species
type 4 - less common, fungal infection.
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