Fatal necrotizing fasciitis with clostridium perfringens infection following resection of soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh

We present the case of a 57-year-old male patient with a fatal outcome after resection of a soft tissue sarcoma of the lateral thigh. A polymicrobial surgical site infection with Staphylococcus lugdunensis and Clostridium perfringens caused fulminant necrotising fasciitis with an additional gas gangrene. The patient suffered a severe sepsis with consecutive haemolysis and multiorgan failure. The authors recapitulate the deadly progress of a rarely reported complication after oncological resection. The therapeutic approach and surgical interventions are discussed based on the current literature.PMID:35419785 | DOI:10.1055/a-1712-4166
Source: Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research