title: Necrotising fasciitis of the lower limb caused by undiagnosed perforated appendicitis, which necessitated disarticulation of the hip.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen-St Radboud, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: van der Sluis
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Tack
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wobbes
mesh_terms: 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