Case Report Chirurg 2010

Necrotizing fasciitis after "banal" back pain. An unusual course of a retrocoecal appendicitis and its sequellae

Wilharm A, Gras F, Mückley T, Hofmann G — Chirurg, 2010

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported on the case of a 21-year-old man who developed necrotizing fasciitis following a perforated appendicitis.

What They Found

A 21-year-old man presented with back pain, which was later identified as a perforated appendicitis. Within just 2 days, he developed necrotizing fasciitis that spread across his entire right leg.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it is a case report from a non-Canadian institution.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings of this study cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Report
Category	Infection
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	19812905
Year Published	2010
Journal	Chirurg
MeSH Terms	Aftercare; Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Back Pain; Bacterial Infections; Combined Modality Therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Disease Progression; Fasciitis, Necrotizing; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Patient Care Team; Postoperative Complications; Psoas Abscess; Reoperation; Retroperitoneal Space; Shock, Septic; Surgical Flaps; Thigh; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Young Adult

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