Open AccessPrimary Necrotising Fasciitis of the Breast: Case Report and Brief Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Prabhat Yaji,
Bharath Kumar Bhat
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9281.4558
Subject(s) - necrotising fasciitis , medicine , fasciitis , septic shock , fascia , debridement (dental) , surgery , shock (circulatory) , resuscitation , surgical debridement , antibiotics , sepsis , radiology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly spreading progressive infection of the fascia with necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues. Primary necrotising fasciitis of the breast is extremely rare and hence we report the case of a 55-year-old woman presenting to our hospital with primary necrotising fasciitis of the breast in a state of systemic septic shock. She was admitted in surgical intensive care unit and treated with resuscitation, intravenous antibiotics and aggressive debridement. We discuss the details of the case, our treatment approach, the outcome and also briefly review the literature.