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Year : 2012 | Volume
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Necrotizing fasciitis: An unusual causative pathogen
Yasser AlJehani, Hessa Albuainain, Hazem Zakaria, Fahd Makhdom, Reem Al-Ansari
Department of Surgery, University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Yasser AlJehani Department of Surgery, University of Dammam, Dammam Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2278-344X.107899
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Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is not uncommon but in the era of therapeutic and prophylactic antimicrobial, it is considered to be a rare entity. The diagnosis requires a prerequisite high index of suspicion. Many classifications of such a entity do exist depending mainly on the causative agent. Others have classified it according to the immune-competent status or the anatomical location. The causative agent varies depending on the patients' risk factors. We report a case of a 28-year-old female who developed NF in the postcesarean section period. She was managed by surgical debridement, and made a full recovery. The recovered pathogen was Providencia stuartii. The patient made a full and uneventful recovery. Such a report will increase the awareness of the existence of nontypical sole agents. This would initiate empirical therapy in timely fashion. |
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