title: Necrotizing fasciitis.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis can be a devastating infectious process when diagnosis and early aggressive therapy is delayed. The etiologic factors that may play a role in or affect this necrotizing infectious process are reviewed. An interesting case is presented of bilateral, lower extremity, necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease and profound sensory neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sabacinski
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Tillo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Giurini
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Madras
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D003646:Debridement; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D011182:Postoperative Care