Necrotizing fasciitis complicated by multiple pneumoceles

Saudi Med J. 2003 Dec;24(12):1394-6.

Abstract

This paper reports a 14-year-old male patient who developed necrotizing fasciitis of the leg after a minor trauma. He was admitted to our intensive care unit with septic shock and acute lung injury. The clinical course was complicated by bilateral multiple pneumoceles resulting in bilateral pneumothoraces. The causative organism was found to be Staphylococcus aureus. This young patient survived and was discharged home in fair general condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Debridement / methods
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / complications
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / diagnosis*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / therapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Leg Injuries / complications
  • Leg Injuries / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Pneumothorax / complications
  • Pneumothorax / diagnosis*
  • Pneumothorax / therapy
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Shock, Septic / complications
  • Shock, Septic / diagnosis*
  • Shock, Septic / therapy
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wound Healing / physiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents