A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis and Severe Sepsis Complicated by Emphysematous Gastritis.

Author: Tae Geun GWEON ¹ ; Ah Young SHIN ; Sung Ha BAE ; Ji Min LEE ; Su Nam LEE ; Mi Hyang JUNG ; Young Bin JU ; Tae Ho KIM ; Il Jung PARK ; Jin Hong YOO
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhyoo@catholic.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Necrotizing fasciitis; Sepsis; Emphysematous gastritis
MeSH: Amputation; Fasciitis, Necrotizing; Gastritis; Hospitalization; Humans; Sepsis
From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2010;42(5):303-306
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis and severe sepsis complicated by emphysematous gastritis. The patient initially presented with sepsis due to extensive necrotizing fasciitis. Although he recovered from severe sepsis after intensive treatment including amputation of involved lesion, fatal emphysematous gastritis developed later during long-term hospitalization. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on emphysematous gastritis associated with necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis.