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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) necrotising fasciitis (NF) is rare and constitutes a medical and surgical emergency. We report a case of a 53-year-old man with type-2 diabetes mellitus and newly diagnosed HIV infection who presented with 1 week of progressively worsening bilateral sharp thigh pain. On presentation, he was febrile, tachycardic and had bilateral thigh erythema and mild tenderness without open wounds. He had leucocytosis, lactic acidosis and acute kidney injury. Urgent incision and drainage (I&amp;D) was performed for suspected NF. Blood cultures and I&amp;D were positive for MRSA. Biopsy of bilateral thighs showed NF. He was treated with wound washout and 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. After undergoing skin graft for wounds, he was discharged to physical rehabilitation. Here we report severe sepsis from bilateral thigh MRSA NF in a patient with newly diagnosed HIV.

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Bilateral thigh methicillin-resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>necrotising fasciitis in a man with newly diagnosed Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Bilateral thigh methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusnecrotising fasciitis in a man with newly diagnosed Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)