Multidisciplinary intensive care in extensive necrotizing fasciitis

Infection. 2013 Apr;41(2):583-7. doi: 10.1007/s15010-012-0346-2. Epub 2012 Oct 27.

Abstract

This is a case report of extensive necrotizing fasciitis (NF). A 65-year-old man presented with high fever, pain, swelling, and redness of the perineum, scrotum, and right lower limb. Based on the clinical symptoms and an imaging examination, a diagnosis of NF was made. The patient underwent an extensive exploration followed by daily bedside debridement. A diversion colostomy and six additional debridement procedures on the right thigh and perineum were subsequently performed. Although the patient had an eventful course, he recovered well under a multidisciplinary treatment regimen. The treatment and hospital course of the patient are described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Colostomy
  • Critical Care*
  • Debridement
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / diagnosis
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Male
  • Perineum / microbiology
  • Perineum / pathology
  • Scrotum / microbiology
  • Scrotum / pathology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents