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Necrotizing fasciitis after cesarean section

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We report a case of monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis affecting a healthy woman after caesarean section. On day 1 post-partum she started taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The patient developed an acute fulminant infection and died from sepsis. The causative bacterium was Streptococcus pyogenes.

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  1. Intensive Care Department, Universitary Marques de Valdecilla Hospital, Avda. Marques de Valdecilla s/n, 39011, Santander, Spain

    Alejandro González Castro, J. Carlos Rodriguez-Borregan, Tomas Obeso, Alvaro Castellanos & Amelia Perez-Ceballos

  2. Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

    José Ramón de Miguel Sesmero

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An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0609-4

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Castro, A.G., Rodriguez-Borregan, J.C., Obeso, T. et al. Necrotizing fasciitis after cesarean section. Arch Gynecol Obstet 277, 579–581 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-007-0509-z

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