Necrotizing fasciitis of the scalp stemming from odontogenic infection

Michael H Lee; Samuel S Votto; Andrew M Read-Fuller; Likith V Reddy

doi:10.1080/08998280.2019.1675419

Necrotizing fasciitis of the scalp stemming from odontogenic infection

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2019 Nov 1;33(1):110-112. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2019.1675419. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Authors

Michael H Lee^{1

2}, Samuel S Votto^{1

2}, Andrew M Read-Fuller¹, Likith V Reddy¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center at DallasDallasTexas.
² United States Navy.

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe, rapidly progressive infectious process characterized by rapid spread and extensive tissue destruction. This condition stems from a variety of sources, may affect any area of the body, and requires rapid diagnosis and aggressive intervention. We present a rare case of odontogenic infection progressing to acute cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis of the scalp and neck.

Keywords: Necrotizing fasciitis; necrotizing soft tissue infection; odontogenic infection; scalp infection.

Publication types

Case Reports