Necrotizing fasciitis due to appendicitis - 08/09/11
, Sean O Henderson, MD ⁎, †Address reprint requests to Dr Henderson, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, LAC+USC Medical Center, Unit I—Room 1011, 1200 N. State St, Los Angeles, CA 90033.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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Appendicitis, human, necrotizing fasciitis, emergency, delayed-diagnosis
Vol 17 - N° 6
P. 594-596 - octobre 1999 Retour au numéro
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