A case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but severe infection of soft-tissue associated with rapid progression, systemic toxicity and high mortality. Monomicrobial necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is exceptionally uncommon with only 12 cases reported in the literature. We describe a fatal case with an atypical presentation in a patient following spinal decompression for a metastasis from prostate cancer.
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS FoundationTrust, Reading, England.
A S
AS
Lota
F
F
Altaf
R
R
Shetty
S
S
Courtney
P
P
McKenna
S
S
Iyer
D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery