Perforated Gastric Ulcer Masquerading as Anterior Abdominal Wall Necrotizing Fasciitis

• Main Authors: Firdaus Hayati, Nornazirah Azizan, Nik Amin Sahid, Hilal Zahabi Abdul Fattah, Rohamini Sibin, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25090/7/Perforated%20Gastric%20Ulcer%20Masquerading%20as%20Anterior%20Abdominal%20Wall%20Necrotizing%20Fasciitis.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25090/

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a deadly soft tissue infection causing a significant morbidity and mortality. Abdominal and chest wall NF are unusual. We describe a 49-year-old male with anterior abdominal wall NF secondary to perforated gastric ulcer (PGU). He was admitted in septic shock presenting...