title: Necrotizing fasciitis as the clinical presentation of a retroperitoneal abscess.
abstract: Infections of the retroperitoneal space may present with insidiously vague symptoms and non-specific clinical signs. We report a case of a retroperitoneal abscess presenting as necrotizing fasciitis of the thigh from direct spread over the iliac crest. In cases of necrotizing fasciitis of the thigh with no obvious source, an intra-abdominal nidus of infection may be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
authors.forename: Allon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amitai
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinert
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013848:Thigh / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed