Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Forearm in a 68-Year-Old Patient Treated with Split-Thickness Skin Graft: A Case Report
Sean Porter, Arpam Dutta, Matthew Tille, Brianna Castellano, Jeff Kesler · 2026
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Sean Porter, Arpam Dutta, Matthew Tille, Brianna Castellano, and Jeff Kesler present a case report dated 2026 on a flesh-destroying infection of the forearm. Necrotizing fasciitis spreads fast through soft tissue and needs emergency surgery. In the arm and hand, thin tissue cover and exposed tendons make repair hard.
The patient was a sixty-eight-year-old woman with infection of her left forearm and hand. Surgeons cleaned the wound three times, then applied a split-thickness skin graft on hospital day six. Meshed grafts covered most areas, while a smooth sheet graft went over the back of the hand for a better look. The grafts took well and hand function was preserved at long-term follow-up. The authors back early grafting once infection is controlled.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sean Porter, Arpam Dutta, Matthew Tille, Brianna Castellano, Jeff Kesler |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |