Klebsiella organisms are known to cause a spectrum of clinical syndromes in human beings which include pneumonia, urinary tract infection, abdominal infection, surgical site infection, soft tissue infection and infection of intravascular devices. The incidence is higher among immunocompromised individuals and those with chronic debilitating diseases like diabetes, alcoholism etc. We present an elderly diabetic male who developed necrotizing fasciitis of the leg following local application of steroids. The causative organism turned out to be Klebsiella, which is an unusual pathogen.Moreover, necrotizing fasciitis due to Kleibsella in the absence of other infectious foci is a rare scenario.