title: Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b in an elderly patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. saitota@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Segawa
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takakura
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iinuma
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyachi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichiyama
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents