Postoperative empyema complicated with descending necrotizing fasciitis: a case report

Autor: Yuka Kadomatsu, Harushi Ueno, Masaki Goto, Naoki Ozeki, Shota Nakamura, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Surgical Case Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2198-7793
DOI: 10.1186/s40792-022-01492-9
Popis: Abstract Background Empyema is a serious complication of lung surgery. Case presentation We report a case of Streptococcus anginosus empyema complicated by descending necrotizing fasciitis after surgery. Ten days after the initial surgery, the patient presented with arrhythmia and hypotension with septic shock. Pleural fluid analysis led to the diagnosis of empyema, and surgical debridement (second surgery) was performed. One week after the emergency surgery, a palpable pink erythematous skin change was observed on the ipsilateral iliac crest. Hence, the second emergency surgery (third surgery) was performed to debride the subcutaneous and intramuscular abscesses. Conclusions The possibility of descending abscess and necrotizing fasciitis should be considered when Streptococcus anginosus is detected.
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