Successfully drug treatment for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in 88‐year‐old patient

Key Clinical Message Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare soft‐tissue infection generally treated by emergency surgical intervention. We report a case of successfully drug treatment for NF in older patient with comorbidities thus avoiding surgical intervention.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nadia Ladjouzi, Jihène Ben Hassen, Idir Mebarki, Mohamad Al Zoabi, Adel Alaysh, Joël Schlatter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-07-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7633