title: Abdominal Necrotising Fascitis Mimicking Peritonitis in a Gatka Playing Indian Male: A Case Report.
abstract: The present case report is of abdominal Necrotising Fascitis in a young Gatka player. The patient was clinically diagnosed to have peritonitis with plan for laparotomy but since ultrasound abdomen showed no free intra-abdominal fluid and any other pathology a Contrast Enhanced Computed tomography (CECT) abdomen was done. CECT showed fluid collections in rectus sheath and superficial fascia. Patient was thus, diagnosed as having abdominal myofascitis and treated accordingly. A review of literature showed that such a clinical presentation of this disease is quite rare and can lead to unnecessary laparotomy and delay in diagnosis leading to morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital , Patiala, Punjab, India .
authors.forename: Sonika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital , Patiala, Punjab, India .
authors.forename: Devinder Pal
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Constipation; Debridement; Myofascitis