title: Necrotizing fasciitis following gall-bladder perforation.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis continues to carry a very high mortality and prolonged morbidity. Gallstones have previously not been reported as a cause of this condition. We report a patient who presented with gallbladder perforation leading to necrotizing fasciitis of the anterior abdominal wall. The only organism isolated was Escherichia Coli, cultured from necrotic issue.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubba
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Jayatunga
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications*; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture