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Neorectal Perforation and Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection of the Lower Limb Following Pelvic Reirradiation for Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Neorectal perforation is a rare but serious complication following treatment for rectal cancer, and may lead to catastrophic sequelae if diagnosis and management are delayed. We report the case of a 54‐year‐old woman with locally recurrent rectal cancer who developed neorectal perforation and necrotizing soft tissue infection of the lower limb
Cameron Wells, Bailey van Marrewijk, Elizabeth Ritchie, Bertrand Jauffret   +3 more
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Fournier's Gangrene and Purulent Peritonitis as a Result of Progressing Ischiorectal Abscess: A Case Report From Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Ischiorectal abscess can rarely progress beyond the anorectal region to cause Fournier's gangrene, supralevator extension, and purulent peritonitis. Early recognition of disease progression, prompt imaging, aggressive surgical source control, and multidisciplinary management are critical to reducing morbidity and mortality in this life ...
Hervé Tshikomba Mbuyamba, Rajabu Athumani Bakari, Charles Oswald Ruboha, Alfred Chibwae, Kelvin Richard Martin, Boniface Kahindi Kazungu, Ahmed Abubakar Ahmed, Daniel William Kitua   +7 more
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Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast

The Breast Journal, 2006
Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal condition that can affect any part of the body. It can occur after trauma, around foreign bodies in surgical wounds, or can be idiopathic. We describe a case of necrotizing fasciitis involving the breast following an initial debridement of an inflammatory lesion.
Nizami, Saira, Mohiuddin, Kamran, Mohsin-e-Azam, Zafar, Hasnain, Memon, Muhammed Ashraf   +4 more
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Neonatal Wet Gangrene With Early Auto‐Amputation in a Resource‐Limited Setting With Incomplete Etiologic Workup: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Neonatal limb gangrene with auto‐amputation is rare and often idiopathic. Early recognition, prompt referral, and thorough etiologic workup—despite resource limitations—are critical. Wet gangrene requires broad‐spectrum antibiotics, wound care, and timely surgical amputation to preserve growth plates and allow future prosthesis fitting.
Milki Tufa Feyisa, Beza Eshetu, Tolosa Dibisa, Mulatu Gshaw, Birhanu Tolera, Endalew Dessie Birara, Adugna Lamessa, Tamirat Godebo Woyimo   +7 more
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in Statin‐Induced Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy in an Elderly Patient: A Rare Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT We present the case of a 78‐year‐old woman with metabolic syndrome and a history of multiple ischemic strokes who developed progressive symmetrical proximal muscle weakness, predominantly affecting the lower extremities, while on atorvastatin.
Nischal Shrestha, Abdirahman Hassan, Jennifer Ann Evans   +2 more
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Concurrent emphysematous pyelonephritis and thigh necrotizing fasciitis after intramuscular administration of diclofenac

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2014
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive, life-threatening soft tissue infec-tion. NF may result from any injury to the skin or from hematogenous spread.
Fateme Shamekhi Amiri, Alireza Foroughi
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Necrotizing fasciitis of the finger

IDCases, 2019
A 62 year old woman with a medical history of hypertension presented to her local general practice with moderate pain in the right ring finger which worsened over a few hours after onset. Her condition progressed swiftly into sepsis and required hospital admission in the intensive care unit.
Zeyad Albadri, Kutaiba Salman
openaire   +3 more sources

An Uncommon Case of Ecthyma Gangrenosum in a Three‐Year‐Old Immunocompetent Child

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
The necrotic lesions on day 10. ABSTRACT Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a rare cutaneous finding of Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis, typically in immunocompromised patients. We present EG with septic shock in a previously healthy three‐year‐old child who presented with rapidly progressing necrotic eschars and severe neutropenia.
Shobha Maharjan, Nipun Shrestha, Dhruba Shrestha   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pembrolizumab‐Induced Myositis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges From Two Case Reports and a Narrative Review

Cancer Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Pembrolizumab, an anti‐PD‐1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, has transformed the treatment of multiple solid tumors. However, it can rarely cause immune‐related myositis, which may involve limb, bulbar, and respiratory muscles, posing a risk of severe morbidity and mortality. Early recognition and management are essential. We report two
Francesca Rifaldi, Niccolò Leandro Alessio, Francesca Caspani, Elena Bolzacchini, Monica Giordano, Paolo Pedrazzoli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tube Thoracostomy-Related Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006
Spontaneous pneumothorax is a serious complication of pulmonary tuberculosis that requires immediate treatment. Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious, rapidly progressive infection of the subcutaneous tissue and fascia, most related to trauma or surgery ...
Shun-Pin Hsu, Hong-Chung Wang, I-T Huang, Kuo-An Chu, Huang-Chou Chang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source