RT - Journal TY - JOUR A1 - AlJehani, Yasser A1 - Albuainain, Hessa A1 - Zakaria, Hazem A1 - Makhdom, Fahd A1 - Al-Ansari, Reem T1 - Necrotizing fasciitis: An unusual causative pathogen YR - 2012/10/1 JF - International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences JO - Int J Health Allied Sci SP - 286 OP - 289 VO - 1 IS - 4 UL - https://www.ijhas.in/article.asp?issn=2278-344X;year=2012;volume=1;issue=4;spage=286;epage=289;aulast=AlJehani;t=5 DO - 10.4103/2278-344X.107899 N2 - 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. ER -