• Emergency radiology · Mar 2007

    Case Reports

    Necrotizing fasciitis secondary to diverticulitis.

    • Tatiana Piedra, Laura Martín-Cuesta, Javier Arnáiz, Enrique Marco de Lucas, Raúl Pellón, Ana García-Bolado, and Francisco González.
    • Radiology Department, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Avenida de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain. tatianapiedra@yahoo.es
    • Emerg Radiol. 2007 Mar 1; 13 (6): 345-8.

    AbstractNecrotizing fasciitis is a rare, rapidly progressive infectious process primarily involving the fascia and the subcutaneous tissue, with thrombosis of the cutaneous microcirculation. We present a case of necrotizing fasciitis secondary to diverticulitis in an immunosuppressed patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

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