Necrotizing Fasciitis

Jia Jian Li, MD

Brief description of case
45-year-old male with history of DM arrives from private vehicle for left lower leg rash and pain that started last night. He appears in distress and is borderline hypotensive upon arrival. The goals for this case are to recognize the emergent nature of necrotizing fasciitis and the importance of using bedside POCUS in conjunction with the clinical history to obtain definitive treatment in the OR.

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