• Jack Silva, Reynold Henry, Matthieu Strickland, Dandan Wang, and Kazuhide Matsushima.
• Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America. Electronic address: Jack.silva@med.usc.edu.
• Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jun 1; 44: 480.e1-480.e3.

AbstractClostridium sordellii infections are known to be associated with high morbidity and mortality. To date, only a small number of cases with necrotizing soft tissue infection due to C. Sordellii have been reported. We report a case presented with necrotizing soft tissue infection of the right upper extremity caused by C. sordellii in a patient with known use of injected heroin. Despite broad spectrum antibiotics and surgical debridement, the patient's clinical course became rapidly fatal, within 24 h of admission. C. sordellii necrotizing soft tissue infections are particularly virulent. Even in the context of appropriate surgical debridement, these infections can be rapidly fatal. This case highlights the importance of high suspicion for C. sordellii as potential pathogen of necrotizing soft tissue infection in injection drug users.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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