title: Necrotizing fasciitis of the breast.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal condition that can affect any part of the body. It can occur after trauma, around foreign bodies in surgical wounds, or can be idiopathic. We describe a case of necrotizing fasciitis involving the breast following an initial debridement of an inflammatory lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nizami
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mohiuddin
authors.lastname: Mohsin-e-Azam
authors.forename: Hasnain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.forename: Muhammed Ashraf
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Memon
mesh_terms: D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause