Necrotising fasciitis of the extremity

Klebsiella pneumoniae necrotizing fasciitis of the leg in an elderly French woman

“…Moreover, this patient had K. pneumoniae necrotizing fasciitis without predisposing medical factors identified by her history, biology, or imaging (computed tomography) 7–11. No apparent underlying disease was identified, except for her very advanced age.…”

“… 16 , 17 Some cases have been documented in Europe and the USA, mainly in patients who had travelled to Asia or were of Asian descent. 7 , 8 , 18 – 20 The majority of cases described to date have been in Asians, raising the question of a genetic predisposition versus geographic strain acquisition. 21 Our patient was a Caucasian woman who had not visited an endemic Asian area before the onset of infection.…”

Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Upper and Lower Limbs: Port Harcourt Experience

“…Patients with NF often present with symptoms and signs of sepsis, systemic toxicity and evidence of skin inflammation, with pain that is disproportional to the degree of inflammation [5]. This severe local pain, which is out of proportion to the size and type of wound, is a hallmark sign seen in NF [6].…”

Dermo-hypodermites bactériennes nécrosantes et fasciites nécrosantes du membre supérieur

“…Singh [23] en 2002, lors d'une étude prospective de 75 cas DHBN-FN, rapporte 23 % de localisations au membre supérieur. La revue de la littérature (Tableau 3) des DHBN-FN localisées uniquement au membre supérieur retrouve seulement quatre séries [29][30][31]33] ; sept autres séries incluant les cas situés au membre inférieur [13,15,49,54,[74][75][76] et plusieurs articles de cas cliniques [77][78][79][80][81][82].…”