A case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A. S. Lota; F. Altaf; R. Shetty; S. Courtney; P. Mckenna; S. Iyer

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.92B2.22688

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A case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A. S. Lota
F. Altaf
R. Shetty
S. Courtney
P. Mckenna
S. Iyer

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A case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Lota AS, Altaf F, Shetty R, Courtney S, Mckenna P, Iyer S. A case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010;92-B(2):284-285. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.92B2.22688

Lota, A. S., et al. “A case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, vol. 92-B, no. 2, 2010, pp. 284-285., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.92B2.22688

Lota, A. S., Altaf, F., Shetty, R., Courtney, S., Mckenna, P., & Iyer, S. (2010). A case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 92-B(2), 284-285. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.92B2.22688

Lota, A. S., Altaf, F., Shetty, R., Courtney, S., Mckenna, P. and Iyer, S. (2010) “A case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 92-B(2), pp. 284-285. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.92B2.22688

Lota, A. S., F. Altaf, R. Shetty, S. Courtney, P. Mckenna, and S. Iyer. “A case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume 92-B, no. 2 (2010): 284-285. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.92B2.22688

Lota AS, Altaf F, Shetty R, Courtney S, Mckenna P, Iyer S. A case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 Feb 1;92-B(2):284-285. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.92B2.22688

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Abstract

Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but severe infection of soft-tissue associated with rapid progression, systemic toxicity and high mortality. Monomicrobial necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is exceptionally uncommon with only 12 cases reported in the literature. We describe a fatal case with an atypical presentation in a patient following spinal decompression for a metastasis from prostate cancer.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr F. Altaf; e-mail: farhaanaltaf@hotmail.com

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