Abstract:
The first documented case of necrotising fasciitis
following ß haemolytic streptococcal septicaemia is
reported. An 8 year old boy presented with fever, chills
and rigors and difficulty in walking. On admission he
was found to have severe myalgia with evidence of
cutaneous bleeding. Later he developed a brawny
swelling over the anterior aspect of right upper thigh.
Blood culture grew mucoid colonies of haemolytic
streptococci, which were of Lancefield group A. He was
treated successfully with intravenous cefuroxime and
oral erythromycin.
