Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b in an elderly patient.
Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b is a rare infection of the skin and soft tissues. The only previously reported case involved a healthy infant. We report herein the case of an 81-year-old Japanese woman with diabetes mellitus who developed necrotizing fasciitis caused by H. influenzae type b.
Saito
Takashi
T
Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. saitota@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Matsunaga
Hiromi
H
Matsumura
Yumi
Y
Segawa
Hajime
H
Takakura
Shunji
S
Nagao
Miki
M
Iinuma
Yoshitsugu
Y
Miyachi
Yoshiki
Y
Ichiyama
Satoshi
S
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019741:Haemophilus influenzae type b / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents