Vulvar necrotizing soft tissue infection: A review of a multi-disciplinary surgical emergency and management in the modern era

Madeleine Courtney-Brooks; Jennifer Scalici; Melissa S Henretta; Susan C Modesitt; Amir A Jazaeri; Leigh A Cantrell; Linda R Duska

doi:10.1016/j.gynor.2013.02.002

Vulvar necrotizing soft tissue infection: A review of a multi-disciplinary surgical emergency and management in the modern era

Gynecol Oncol Case Rep. 2013 Feb 11:5:6-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gynor.2013.02.002. eCollection 2013.

Authors

Madeleine Courtney-Brooks¹, Jennifer Scalici¹, Melissa S Henretta², Susan C Modesitt¹, Amir A Jazaeri¹, Leigh A Cantrell¹, Linda R Duska¹

Affiliations

¹ Thornton Gynecology Oncology Service, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
² Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.

Abstract

► Mortality from necrotizing soft tissue infections of the vulva is 14% in this study. ► Multi-disciplinary care may contribute to the lower mortality in this case series.

Keywords: Necrotizing soft tissue infection; Vulva.