Fasciitis on Abdominal Craniectomy Implantation

Pierlesky Elion Ossibi^1*, Salima Rezzouk¹, Ibrahima Berete², KarimIbn Majdoub¹, Imane Toughrai¹, Said Ait Laalim¹, Abdelmalek Ousadden¹, Mohammed Chaoui El Faiz², Khalid Mazaz¹, Khalid Ait Taleb¹

¹Visceral Surgery Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
²Neurosurgery Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2014.510073                

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis is an infection of the skin and deep subcutaneous tissue. It is caused by bacteria (group A streptococcus), but may also be idiopathic ora secondary complication of surgery. We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall fostering a decompressive cranial flap in a 39-year-old patient.

Keywords

Fasciitis, Craniectomy, Abdominal, Implantation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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