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It is a rare entity with potentially fatal outcomes. The head and neck involvement is infrequent, with primary source either odontogenic or pharyngeal infection by single or mixed bacterial flora. To our knowledge, synchronous cervical necrotizing fasciitis (CNF) and pharyngocutaneous fistula is rarely reported in pieces of literature.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We present a 38-years-old female patient who presented with CNF and pharyngocutaneous fistula. Diabetes mellitus was accidentally discovered during the investigation. The patient was successfully treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, serial surgical debridement sessions, wound irrigation, and multiple muscular and myocutaneous skin flaps.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Rapid diagnosis, radical surgical debridement of all necrotic tissue, intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics, and close monitoring of patients with CNF are crucial to avoid critical complications and better patient survival. Due to the poor healing process in the neck area, the pharyngocutaneous fistula should be repaired with good musculocutaneous flaps such as the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. Meticulous suturing of the flap to the mucosa, reinforcement of the repair with muscle, and suturing of the skin without tension are essential to obtaining a successful outcome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Synchronous CNF and pharyngocutaneous fistula are rare events. Initial diagnosis and serial surgical debridement, along with aggressive broad-spectrum antibiotics and adequate resuscitation with great attention to the poor healing process in the diabetic patients' neck area, are critical for a beneficial result. In our case, the reconstruction was performed successfully using multiple muscular and skin flaps.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2022.106988","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,29]],"date-time":"2022-03-29T12:51:18Z","timestamp":1648558278000},"page":"106988","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Synchronous cervical necrotizing fasciitis and pharyngocutaneous fistula"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"93","author":[{"given":"Saleh","family":"Al-wageeh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Faisal","family":"Ahmed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Qasem","family":"Alyhari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fawaz","family":"Mohammed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-86-20260304","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"39","DOI":"10.1007\/s15010-002-3057-2","article-title":"Cervical necrotizing fasciitis: sources and outcomes","volume":"31","author":"Skitareli\u0107","year":"2003","journal-title":"Infection"},{"key":"R2-86-20260304","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"919","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jiac.2021.02.024","article-title":"The combined score of quick SOFA and the charlson comorbidity index could be a poor prognostic indicator for in-hospital mortality among patients with necrotizing fasciitis","volume":"27","author":"Asai","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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