title: Necrotizing fasciitis with fatal outcome: a report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of sudden and unexpected death due to necrotizing fasciitis are presented with a short overview of this rare disease with special reference to pathological features and causative and epidemiological factors. One case occurred as a complication of liposuction surgery, and the second presented after minor trauma. Based on the autopsy findings and an interdisciplinary approach, medico-legal evaluation provides a substantial basis for later court hearings in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Turmstr. 21 (Haus L), 10559, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heinze
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Püschel
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsokos
mesh_terms: D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology