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Case Report BMC Anesthesiol 2020

Necrotizing fasciitis caused by the treatment of chronic non-specific back pain

Floether L, Bucher M, Benndorf R, Burgdorff A — BMC Anesthesiol, 2020

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers described the case of a 53-year-old woman who developed a severe infection called necrotizing fasciitis after receiving injections for chronic back pain.

What They Found

They found that a 53-year-old female patient developed necrotizing fasciitis, a serious infection, following injections for her chronic back pain. Through a combination of early surgery, antibiotic treatment, and hyperbaric oxygenation, she successfully recovered from this life-threatening complication.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

As a case report, this study describes the experience of only one patient, meaning its findings cannot be broadly applied to others.

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Study Details

Study Type Case Report
Category Infection
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 32979925
Year Published 2020
Journal BMC Anesthesiol
MeSH Terms Anesthetics, Local; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Back Pain; Chronic Pain; Fasciitis, Necrotizing; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Injections, Spinal; Middle Aged

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Last reviewed: April 17, 2026 | Reviewed by: Canada Hyperbarics Editorial Team | Editorial process | Research sources | Counts & methodology