Abstract:Necrotizing fasciitis always carries very high mortality and morbidity rates. It can be due to group A beta-haemolytic streptococci, which are traditionally described as the flesh-eating bacteria. More commonly, it is related to a mixed growth of bacteria that can be secondary to trauma or surgery. Secondary necrotizing fasciitis due to concomitant soft tissue infection is uncommon. We reported a fatal case of necrotizing fasciitis which was caused by a coexisting psoas abscess. A search for concomitant soft t… Show more
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