Necrotizing fasciitis likely mistaken for chronic low back pain: A case report.
10.17085/apm.2018.13.3.298
- Author:
So Hui YUN
1
;
Jong Cook PARK
;
You Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea. pjcook@jejunu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intervertebral disc displacement;
Intraabdominal infections;
Low back pain;
Necrotizing fasciitis
- MeSH:
Back Muscles;
Diagnosis;
Fasciitis, Necrotizing*;
Humans;
Intervertebral Disc Displacement;
Intraabdominal Infections;
Low Back Pain*;
Mortality
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2018;13(3):298-301
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Necrotizing fasciitis is a significant factor of morbidity and mortality due to its sudden onset and rapid spread. It is accompanied by systemic toxicity and often fatal unless promptly recognized and aggressively treated. We reported a patient who presented symptoms confused with disc herniation and delayed initial diagnosis. The patient was treated for chronic low back pain. The origin of the pain was a foreign body-induced intra-abdominal infection that invaded the back muscles and eventually progressed to necrotizing fasciitis.
