title: Multifocal necrotising fasciitis: a rarer presentation of a rare disease.
abstract: Necrotising fasciitis is a rare life-threatening surgical emergency in which timely diagnosis and treatment are key. We present a case in which a patient rapidly succumbed to synchronous multifocal necrotising fasciitis from a likely intra-abdominal source. The ability for the disease to present in the unusual fashion described in this case must be highlighted to all clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK.
authors.forename: Philip James Joseph
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Herrod
authors.affiliation: Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK.
authors.forename: Shahe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boghossian
authors.affiliation: Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vasas
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002097:C-Reactive Protein