Iranian Journal of Microbiology (Oct 2022)

Extensive monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis of left hemi trunk in a healthy 41-year-old man with COVID-19 infection

  • Maryam Sarkardeh,
  • Ali Ahmadabadi,
  • Zahra Sadrzadeh,
  • Javad Koushki,
  • Amir Esmaeili,
  • Sima Davoodi,
  • Mostafa Izanlu

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 5

Abstract

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Necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis caused by Escherichia coli is an extremely uncommon infection with a high mortality. We present a case of 41-year-old man with no history of underlying disease one week after covid-19 infection, who was admitted with symptoms of Fournier's gangrene and then E. coli-induced monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis.

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