A case of left leg necrotizing fasciitis caused by streptococcus pyogenes in a healthy Japanese man

Miyu Takagi; Takaaki Kobayashi; Akina Fukushima; Sandra Moody; Akihito Yoshida

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01775

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A case of left leg necrotizing fasciitis caused by streptococcus pyogenes in a healthy Japanese man

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A case of left leg necrotizing fasciitis caused by streptococcus pyogenes in a healthy Japanese man

Miyu Takagi, Takaaki Kobayashi, Akina Fukushima, Sandra Moody and Akihito Yoshida

IDCases, Vol.32, e01775

2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01775

PMCID: PMC10267757

PMID: 37324237

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Abstract

•We experienced a case of necrotizing fasciitis (NF) due to Group A streptococcus in a healthy Japanese man.•Cutaneous manifestations with NF can be initially minimal.•It is important to recognize that one of the characteristic symptoms of NF is severe pain out of proportion.•When NF is suspect, emergent surgical exploration and debridement are required.

Necrotizing fasciitis

streptococcus pyogenes

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Title: Subtitle: A case of left leg necrotizing fasciitis caused by streptococcus pyogenes in a healthy Japanese man
Creators: Miyu Takagi - Kameda Medical Center
Takaaki Kobayashi - University of Iowa
Akina Fukushima - Kameda Medical Center
Sandra Moody - University of California, San Francisco
Akihito Yoshida - Kameda Medical Center
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: IDCases, Vol.32, e01775
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01775
PMID: 37324237
PMCID: PMC10267757
NLM abbreviation: IDCases
ISSN: 2214-2509
eISSN: 2214-2509
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Language: English
Date published: 2023
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984400638502771

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