Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
A woman with diabetes mellitus type 2 had a thigh infection that drained foul-smelling pus. Necrotizing fasciitis was diagnosed surgically and histopathologically, with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae being the predominant organism. A pet goldfish might have been the source.
D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans