%A AlJehani, Yasser %A Albuainain, Hessa %A Zakaria, Hazem %A Makhdom, Fahd %A Al-Ansari, Reem %T Necrotizing fasciitis: An unusual causative pathogen %9 Case Report %D 2012 %J International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences %R 10.4103/2278-344X.107899 %P 286-289 %V 1 %N 4 %U https://www.ijhas.in/article.asp?issn=2278-344X;year=2012;volume=1;issue=4;spage=286;epage=289;aulast=AlJehani %8 October 1, 2012 %X Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is not uncommon but in the era of therapeutic and prophylactic antimicrobial, it is considered to be a rare entity. The diagnosis requires a prerequisite high index of suspicion. Many classifications of such a entity do exist depending mainly on the causative agent. Others have classified it according to the immune-competent status or the anatomical location. The causative agent varies depending on the patients' risk factors. We report a case of a 28-year-old female who developed NF in the postcesarean section period. She was managed by surgical debridement, and made a full recovery. The recovered pathogen was Providencia stuartii. The patient made a full and uneventful recovery. Such a report will increase the awareness of the existence of nontypical sole agents. This would initiate empirical therapy in timely fashion. %0 Journal Article %I Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications %@ 2278-344X