Varicella zoster viral infection complicating into necrotizing fasciitis: A case report

<p></p><div> <p>Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare complication of varicella-zoster viral infection in adults, occurring due to a secondary bacterial infection. A 35-year-old female healthy patient had post-varicella zoster infection with NSAID use as a possible risk factor. She...

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Main Author: Nissar Shaikh (11659441) (author)
Other Authors: Umm‐e‐ Amara (14778109) (author), Mogahed I. Hussein (14778112) (author), Sahar Mahadik (14778115) (author), Abdalaziz I. Elhussain (14778118) (author), Muna Al Maslamani (12501671) (author), Abdulqadir J. Nashwan (11659453) (author)
Published: 2023
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Summary:<p></p><div> <p>Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare complication of varicella-zoster viral infection in adults, occurring due to a secondary bacterial infection. A 35-year-old female healthy patient had post-varicella zoster infection with NSAID use as a possible risk factor. She was diagnosed early by clinical and laboratory parameters.</p> </div><p></p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Clinical Case Reports<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6408" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6408</a></p>