title: Lower extremity necrotizing fasciitis: A unique initial presentation of Crohn's disease.
abstract: Crohn's disease is a disease of the bowel, typically presenting with diarrhea, weight loss, and abdominal pain. Complications such as abscesses, fistulas, and strictures may require surgical intervention. We would like to report a patient with Crohn's disease who presented for the first time with left lower extremity necrotizing fasciitis. There are very few reports of necrotizing fasciitis in Crohn's disease as the initial presentation.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive, MC 8402, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Center for the Future of Surgery, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive MC 0740, Medical Education and Telemedicine Building, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sandler
keywords: Crohn's disease; Necrotizing fasciitis