QJM Advance Access originally published online on June 2, 2007
QJM 2007 100(8):533-534; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcm048
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Necrotizing fasciitis and hypothyroidism
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Sir,
A 51-year-old man was admitted to hospital with extensive cellulites, dermal excoriation, and a deep-seated abscess in the skin over the perineum, extending dorsally over the lower back. Urgent surgical exploration and debridement was undertaken, which revealed extensive necrotizing fasciitis. Further
Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology
Morriston Hospital
Swansea
UK
email: j.w.stephens@swansea.ac.uk