Case Study Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Sklodowska. Sectio D: Medicina 2002

The influence of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs abuse and chronic stress on the development of necrotizing fasciitis--case report.

Myśliński W, Mosiewicz J, Kazubek M, Przyszlak-Szabała M, Krupski W, Pegiel-Sićko E, et al. — Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Sklodowska. Sectio D: Medicina, 2002

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers presented the case of a 19-year-old woman who developed necrotizing fasciitis after abusing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and experiencing chronic stress.

What They Found

A 19-year-old woman presented with intense pain and toxic shock symptoms after 5 days of high fever (up to 40 degrees C) and self-administering high doses of NSAIDs. Within 20 hours, she developed severe skin changes, leading to a diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis, which was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Canadian Relevance

This case report has no direct Canadian connection as the study was conducted outside of Canada.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, this study's findings cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Study
Category	Infection
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	12898880
Year Published	2002
Journal	Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Sklodowska. Sectio D: Medicina
MeSH Terms	Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Chronic Disease; Fasciitis, Necrotizing; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Leg Injuries; Shock, Septic; Stress, Physiological; Substance-Related Disorders

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