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Infections > Soft Tissue Infections

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Soft Tissue Infections  

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Entry terms

  • Infection, Soft Tissue
  • Infections, Soft Tissue
  • Soft Tissue Infection

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specific soft tissue; coordinate with organism/infection term

Scope note

  • Infections of non-skeletal tissue, i.e., exclusive of bone, ligaments, cartilage, and fibrous tissue. The concept is usually referred to as skin and soft tissue infections and usually subcutaneous and muscle tissue are involved. The predisposing factors in anaerobic infections are trauma, ischemia, and surgery. The organisms often derive from the fecal or oral flora, particularly in wounds associated with intestinal surgery, decubitus ulcer, and human bites. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1688)

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  • 95

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018461

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