title: Necrotizing fasciitis due to Pasteurella multocida infection.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal clinical disease caused by infection with various bacteria in addition to streptococci, which are common causative agents. We report on a rare case of this disease in association with Pasteurella multocida infection. A 58-year-old man had systemic features of shock after a 15-hour history of a painful swelling on the right lower leg. The swelling led to skin blistering and necrosis from which P. multocida was isolated. Those lesions progressed rapidly. The patient also had a history of chronic liver injury as described in previous reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Soejima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Asagami
mesh_terms: D001768:Blister / Q000382:microbiology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology