CASE-REPORT - GAS PRODUCING ANAEROBIC INF ECTION OF THE NECK

In this article, we report on two cases of gas-forming necrotising fas ciitis of the neck admitted to our university hospital. In both patien ts, large gas-forming abscesses were detected by CT scan. Microbiologi c smears revealed a mixed flora of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, pre dominantly anaerobic streptococci. Emergency surgery with debridement and drainage, appropriate antibiotic therapy, and intensive care were performed. One 58-year-old patient with no concommittent disease recov ered well after fourteen days. The other 71-year-old patient with diab etes mellitus and renal insufficiency died despite adequate therapy as a result of metabolic disturbances.