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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1983;62:675-704
© 1983 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Following Diagnostic Laparoscopy

GINTER SOTREL, MD, ERWING HIRSCH, MD and KENNETH C. EDELIN, MD

From the Departments of Gynecology and of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine and University Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

A case of necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall, following an uneventful diagnostic laparoscopy in an elderly, diabetic patient is reported. The patient recovered after extensive surgical debridement and antibiotic therapy. The possibility of a lethal infection in patients with impaired immune defense mechanisms is discussed.






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