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Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Potentially Fatal Complication of Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Silberberg E. M.,
Bodansky H. J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1985.tb00662.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fasciitis , complication , diabetes mellitus , dermatology , intensive care medicine , surgery , endocrinology
We describe a fatal case of necrotizing fasciitis in a newly diagnosed 73‐year‐old diabetic patient. This rare condition which has been described previously in diabetic patients, is characterized by widespread necrosis of underlying fascial tissue associated with severe systemic upset, despite few overt cutaneous manifestations. Without prompt recognition and extensive debridement it may be fatal.