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Yukun Liu1, Ke Guo, Jiaming Sun
1Yukun Liu, PhD • Research Fellow • Tissue Engineering and Wound Healing Lab • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery • Brigham and Women's Hospital • Harvard Medical School • Boston, Massachusetts • Resident Doctor of Plastic Surgery • Department of Plastic Surgery • Wuhan Union Hospital • Tongji Medical College • Huazhong University of Science and Technology • Wuhan, China Ke Guo, MD, PhD • Attending Surgeon • Department of Plastic Surgery • Wuhan Union Hospital • Tongji Medical College • Huazhong University of Science and Technology • Wuhan, China Jiaming Sun, MD, PhD • Professor of Plastic Surgery • Department of Plastic Surgery • Wuhan Union Hospital • Tongji Medical College • Huazhong University of Science and Technology • Wuhan, China.
General Purpose:
To provide information about necrotizing fasciitis (NF), how to recognize it, and evidence-based treatment.
Target Audience:
This continuing education activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care.
Learning Objectives/Outcomes:
After completing this continuing education activity, you should be able to: ABSTRACT: Necrotizing fasciitis is a threatening, rapidly progressive, infectious disease of the soft tissue. In this article, based on 3 cases, the authors aim to summarize the clinical experience of patients with necrotizing fasciitis and the current concepts of the treatment and management of this disease.
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