Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88-year-old patient

Nadia Ladjouzi; Jihène Ben Hassen; Idir Mebarki; Mohamad Al Zoabi; Adel Alaysh; Joël Schlatter

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7633

Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88-year-old patient

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jul 6;11(7):e07633. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7633. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Nadia Ladjouzi¹, Jihène Ben Hassen¹, Idir Mebarki¹, Mohamad Al Zoabi¹, Adel Alaysh¹, Joël Schlatter²

Affiliations

¹ Médecine gériatrique aigue Hôpital Paul Doumer, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Paris France.
² Pharmacie, Hôpital Paul Doumer Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Paris France.

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare soft-tissue infection generally treated by emergency surgical intervention. We report a case of successfully drug treatment for NF in older patient with comorbidities thus avoiding surgical intervention.

Keywords: antibiotics; group A Streptococcus; necrotizing fasciitis; older adult.

Publication types

Case Reports