Abstract
A 33-year-old woman presented with pain in the right side of the abdomen at 35 weeks of gestation. She was treated for cystitis. A few days later, her abdominal pain had disappeared; however, she had developed pain in the right thigh and fever. She delivered a healthy child, but postpartum her leg symptoms deteriorated. She was found to have a necrotizing fasciitis, which necessitated disarticulation of the hip. The source of the infection was a perforated appendix.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Appendicitis / complications
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Appendicitis / diagnosis*
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Appendicitis / surgery
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis*
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Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
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Escherichia coli Infections / etiology
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Escherichia coli Infections / surgery
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Fasciitis, Necrotizing / diagnosis*
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Fasciitis, Necrotizing / etiology
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Fasciitis, Necrotizing / surgery
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / etiology
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / surgery
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Treatment Outcome