Necrotising fasciitis and myositis that originated from gastrointestinal bacterial infection: two fatal cases.
We present two cases of aggressive myofasciitis after gastrointestinal infections. The first patient developed necrosis of the legs over 5 days and he died on the 20th day. Vibrio vulnificus was cultured. The second patient developed bullae on his thigh and he died the next day. Streptococcus pyogenes was cultured.
Fujioka
Masaki
M
Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fukuoka Tokushukai Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan. m-fujioka@mwc.biglobe.ne.jp
Nishimura
Gozo
G
Miyazato
Osamu
O
Yamamoto
Tsuneyuki
T
Okamoto
Fumihiro
F
Tsunenori
Kawashima
K
D000368:Aged; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014735:Vibrio Infections; D041261:Vibrio vulnificus