Necrotizing Fasciitis in the Sub-Saharan Zone: Analysis of an Exceptional Case and Review of the Literature

Necrotizing fasciitis (FN) are severe, fulminant infection with necrosis of the skin and superficial fascia. The variability of the clinical picture and the severity of the condition make it a formidable condition. B.A, 16 years old, breeder, was admitted to ENT hospitalization for a large necrotic cervico-thoracic and dorsal ulceration of sudden onset following febrile odynophagia. ENT examination: large necrotic wound extending from the antero-posterior cervical region to the thoraco-abdominal and dorsal region, letting pus weld with trismus at 1.5 cm and a fistula of the anterior pillar of the right tonsil. Cytobacteriological examination of the pus isolated Staphylococcus aureus. We instituted a probabilistic antibiotic therapy readjusted afterward to the association amoxicillin clavulanic acid with the result of the antibiogram. Incision, drainage and surgical debridement of all necrotic tissues were performed, leading to extensive loss of skin substance. A daily local dressing was applied for 11 days, then replaced by honey for 51 days. On the 64th day, he was entrusted to the dermatology department for a skin graft where he stayed for 3 months. Conclusion: current name, necrotizing bacterial dermohypodermatitis. Surgery has a key role in treatment. Antibiotic therapy should be broad-spectrum.