A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis

Recently, we experienced a case of severe infection which was thought to be “Necrotizing fasciitis”. This case was female aged 65 years. There was no apparent history of trauma or insect bite. Pain, swelling and purple area of the skin occurred on the right forearm, and spread proximally and distall...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 1062 - 1065
Main Authors Hirano, Mako, Yoshino, Kazutaka, Morisawa, Keizo, Ishikawa, Kouichiro, Takagi, Katsumasa, Kitagawa, Toshio, Miyayama, Haruhiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1986
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Summary:Recently, we experienced a case of severe infection which was thought to be “Necrotizing fasciitis”. This case was female aged 65 years. There was no apparent history of trauma or insect bite. Pain, swelling and purple area of the skin occurred on the right forearm, and spread proximally and distally, and bulla began to form. This case was very prostrated and died within about 52 hours after the appearance of the original lesion. Hemolytic streptococci were isolated from the blood culture specimens, the fluid from the bulla and the culture material from the lesion. After examination, it was revealed that this case was suffering from multiple myeloma.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.34.1062