Necrotizing fasciitis in Crohn's disease.
We report a case of a 34-year-old woman, presenting initially with anaemia followed by sacro-iliac pain, and subsequently found to have necrotizing fasciitis complicating Crohn's disease where the organisms were introduced via a fistulous tract. It is perhaps surprising that this is not a more common complication of fistulating Crohn's disease, but we believe this is the first case report of this particular complication.
Panter
S J
SJ
South Cleveland Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK. simonpanter@doctors.org.uk
Bramble
M G
MG
Bell
J R
JR
D000328:Adult; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D003646:Debridement; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans