Fulminant necrotizing fasciitis caused by Serratia marcescens in an immunosuppressed host

Int J Dermatol. 2014 Jan;53(1):e57-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05440.x. Epub 2012 May 29.

Authors

Sergio Vano-Galvan¹, Iván Álvarez-Twose, Paula Moreno-Martín, Pedro Jaén

Affiliation

¹ Dermatology Department, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, University of Alcala, Madrid, SpainHematology Department, Virgen del Valle Hospital, Toledo, SpainHospital del Henares, Madrid, SpainDermatology Department, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 22640271
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05440.x

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / immunology
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / microbiology
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / complications*
Middle Aged
Serratia Infections / immunology*
Serratia Infections / pathology*
Serratia marcescens / isolation & purification*