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Table 2 Clinical presentation (N = 39)

From: Necrotizing soft tissue infection: clinical characteristics and outcomes at a reconstructive center in Jilin Province

Symptoms or signs

n (%)

Local symptoms

 Erythema

30 (76.92%)

 Swelling

35 (89.74%)

 Pain or tenderness

37 (94.87%)

 Blisters

22 (56.41%)

 Hemorrhagic bullae

20 (51.28%)

 Crepitus

11 (28.21%)

 Skin necrosis

36 (92.31%)

Systemic symptoms

 Fever (> 38.0 °C)

14 (35.90%)

 Tachycardia (> 100 beats/min)

19 (48.72%)

 Hypotension (SAP < 100 mmHg)

16 (41.03%)

 Tachypnea (> 20/min)

18 (46.15%)