title: A case of gonococcal necrotising fasciitis.
abstract: This case report details the progress of a patient with severe disseminated gonococcal infection with associated necrotising fasciitis. His admission was punctuated by multiple surgical debridements and a prolonged intensive care stay due to multiple organ failure. An extended course of azithromycin-based antimicrobial therapy achieved a cure and the patient was eventually discharged home after 8 weeks. To our knowledge this is the first such case of histologically and microbiologically confirmed gonococcal necrotising fasciitis.
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia.
authors: Kudzai Nzenza
authors: KN
authors: Kanhutu
authors: Department of Microbiology, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia.
authors: Denis D
authors: DD
authors: Spelman
authors: Plastic, Hand and Facio-Maxillary Surgery Unit, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia.
authors: Michael D
authors: MD
authors: Weymouth