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ArticleJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives2025

Abdominal Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Perforated Colon Cancer.

Anirudra Devkota, Anish Shrestha, Mariah M Bilalaga, Greeshma Gaddipati, Christopher J Haas

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Article in Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Anirudra DevkotaInternal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Anish ShresthaInternal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mariah M BilalagaInternal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Greeshma GaddipatiInternal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Christopher J HaasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) is a severe, potentially fatal soft tissue infection leading to death of muscles, fascia, and surrounding tissue. Perforated colon cancer (CC) is an exceedingly uncommon cause of NF. Here, we present a case of NF secondary to perforated colon cancer. This case emphasizes the significance of prompt identification, aggressive surgical excision of affected tissue, and consideration of rare, yet potentially fatal underlying etiologies in the management of NF as well as underscores the importance of CC screening to prevent devastating complications and mortality.

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Necrotizing fasciitisPerforated colon cancer

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PMID40757215
PMCPMC12315888

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