Spontaneous vulvar necrotizing fasciitis in Cushing's syndrome
Cunningham, D.S.; Cutler, G.B.
Southern Medical Journal 87(8): 837-838
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-4348 PMID: 8052898 Document Number: 426557
Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal condition, and the prognosis is worsened by immunosuppression. We describe what appears to be the first reported case of spontaneous vulvar necrotizing fasciitis occurring in a woman with uncontrolled hypercortisolism due to an ACTH-secreting thymic carcinoid tumor.
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