[Necrotizing fasciitis in sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus in a patient with bone marrow aplasia. Treatment by large excision and closing by local flaps].
Pilonidal sinus is a frequent, benign disease with either an acute or a chronic course. The treatment of this common disease is essentially surgical. Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare complication of this disease that can be life-threatening, especially in immunocompromised subjects. The authors report the case of a 35-year-old woman with bone marrow aplasia following chemotherapy for type 2 acute myeloblastic leukaemia, who developed necrotizing fasciitis of a pre-existing sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus and present a review of the literature.
Abboud
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Service de Chirurgie Générale, Hôtel-Dieu de France, Faculté de Médecine: Université Saint-Joseph, Beyrouth, Liban.
Ferran
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Chahine
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D000328:Adult; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy; D010864:Pilonidal Sinus / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D013524:Surgical Flaps
D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003561:Cytarabine; D003630:Daunorubicin