Acute appendicitis complicated by necrotizing fasciitis in a teenager

• Egile Nagusiak: Jeremy D. Kauffman (Egilea), Megan O'Brien (Egilea), Christopher W. Snyder (Egilea), S. Alex Rottgers (Egilea), Drew A. Rideout (Egilea), Nicole M. Chandler (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Elsevier, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare complication of appendicitis in children and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 16-year-old male who presented with perforated appendicitis and subsequently developed necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall and perineu...