A rare case of fully recovered necrotizing fasciitis.

Int J Burns Trauma

Associated Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Orthopedic Trans-disciplinary Applied Research, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran.

Published: February 2023

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a severe soft tissue infection caused by bacterial fascia invasion and quick spreading to the muscle and subcutaneous tissues. Treatments of NF should be conducted by extensive debridement and antibiotic therapies. This report presented a 53-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypothyroid who was referred to our medical center with lower limb pain and significant swelling after mild trauma. The patient was diagnosed with NF due to E. coli. She underwent surgical interventions for debridement and long-term antibiotic therapy. The patient recovered successfully without complications or range of motion (ROM) restriction in the hip and knee. It is recommended that immediate actions be taken in NF cases to preserve the remaining tissues and provide better outcomes.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10018066PMC

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