Necrotizing soft tissue infection
Synonyms: NSTI
- Type
- Disease
- Group
- Disorder
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Status
- active
A rare infectious disease characterized by painful, rapidly progressive infection of deep soft tissue structures. Infections can be mono- or polymicrobial and involve gram-positive cocci, enteric gram-negative bacilli, anaerobes, among others. Fungal infections have also been described in rare cases. Physical examination findings are often subtle and may include erythema, bullae, induration of subcutaneous tissues, and tenderness to palpation.
Names in Orphadata languages
12 of 12 languages| Lang | Name | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| en | Necrotizing soft tissue infection | NSTI |
| fr | Infection nécrosante des tissus mous | = en |
| de | Nekrotisierende Weichteilinfektion | = en |
| es | Infección necrosante de partes blandas | = en |
| it | Infezione necrotizzante dei tessuti molli | |
| nl | Necrotiserende infectie van weke delen | = en |
| pt | Infecção necrotizante dos tecidos moles | = en |
| pl | Martwicze zakażenie tkanek miękkich | = en |
| cs | Nekrotizující infekce měkkých tkání | = en |
| uk | Некротична інфекція мяких тканин | = en |
| zh | 坏死性软组织感染 | = en |
| tr | Nekrotizan yumuşak doku enfeksiyonu | = en |
Definition in:
Cross-references
qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation| Source | Code | Qualifier | ICD relation | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICD-10 | M72.6 | NTBT | attributed | validated |
| ICD-11 | 1B71 | BTNT | specific | validated |
| MONDO | 0018602 | E | validated | |
| UMLS | C2732890 | E | validated | |
| MedDRA | 10076637 | E | validated |
E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.
Classification
Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):
Parents in the classifications (1):
- ORPHA:163582Rare bacterial infectious disease
rare infectious diseases
Genes
0 directOrphanet records no gene directly on this code.
Prevalence and incidence
0 recordsNo prevalence record in this release.
HPO phenotypes
Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.
Sources for this card
- Orphanet page: orpha.net/en/disease/detail/440368
- This record as JSON: /data/d/440368.json