Extensive monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis of left hemi trunk in a healthy 41-year-old man with COVID-19 infection

Extensive monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis of left hemi trunk in a healthy 41-year-old man with COVID-19 infection

Necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis caused by Escherichia coli is an extremely uncommon infection with a high mortality. We present a case of 41-year-old man with no history of underlying disease one week after covid-19 infection, who was admitted with symptoms of Fournier's gangrene and the...

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Main Authors: Maryam Sarkardeh, Ali Ahmadabadi, Zahra Sadrzadeh, Javad Koushki, Amir Esmaeili, Sima Davoodi, Mostafa Izanlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Necrotizing fasciitis;
COVID-19;
Escherichia coli;
Vacuum-assisted closure
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/3593

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