Necrotising fasciitis of the lower limb caused by undiagnosed perforated appendicitis, which necessitated disarticulation of the hip.
Jacobs
P P
PP
Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen-St Radboud, The Netherlands.
van der Sluis
R F
RF
Tack
C J
CJ
Wobbes
T
T
D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004188:Disarticulation; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis