Yeast as a Rare Cause of Acute Surgical Site Infection Mimicking Necrotizing Fasciitis: ACase Report and Literature Review

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis following inguinal hernia repair is uncommon. Yeast as the causative agent is reported only once in the literature. Here we present a case of an elective inguinal hernia repair complicated by mesh infection with yeast and necrotizing infection. Yeast as a cause of necrotizing fasciitis after herniorrhaphy is exceptionally rare and an exhaustive literature search uncoveredoneadditional documented case that was ultimately fatal.




J Med Cases. 2012;3(5):280-282
doi: https://doi.org/10.4021/jmc711w