Necrotizing Fasciitis Complicating Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review

• Main Authors: Marinos Nikolaou (Author), Petros Zampakis (Author), Vasiliki Vervita (Author), Konstantinos Almaloglou (Author), Georgios Adonakis (Author), Markos Marangos (Author), Georgios Decavalas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, life-threatening surgical infection in pregnancy with high rates of morbidity and mortality. A 15-year-old primigravid woman, at 28 weeks of gestation with no significant previous medical history, was admitted to our hospital complaining of severe left lower extremit...