Necrotizing Fasciitis Of Lower Limb In 4 Patients

Abstract

The necrotizing fasciitis of limbs is a toxic severe infection who can compromise functional and vital prognosis. We report 4 cases of the lower limb. It was about 2 men and 2 women with an average age of 65,25 years. We have found a skin injury for all the patients but the germs were isolated for only two of them. The medical treatment consisted in antibiotics and analgesics administration. The surgical one consisted in the wide ablation of necrotic tissues for three patients and an amputation in the thigh for the fourth. Two patients have got a good evolution and received a skin graft. For the last patient, the extension of necrosis have obliged to amputate in the thigh. The necrotizing fasciitis of the lower limb is uncommon and necessitates an emergency medical and surgical treatment.