Necrotizing fasciitis due to appendicitis

Am J Emerg Med. 1999 Oct;17(6):594-6. doi: 10.1016/s0735-6757(99)90205-x.

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis, although rare, is one of the more serious, life-threatening complications of missed acute appendicitis. Patients who are predisposed to developing necrotizing fasciitis, regardless of the cause, are typically immunocompromised. We present a case of a 49-year-old immunocompetent female whose diagnosis of acute appendicitis was missed and who subsequently developed necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall and flank. She recovered 1 month after admission due to aggressive surgical and medical therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Appendicitis / complications*
  • Appendicitis / diagnosis
  • Appendicitis / surgery
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / etiology*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Perforation / complications*
  • Middle Aged
  • Rupture, Spontaneous