The patient was a 66 year-old male who was admitted to our hospital with extensive cellulitis and fasciitis of his left chest wall and axillary region. He mentioned trauma to his left arm 2 months ago which had caused a swelling and tenderness in his left arm. In another hospital he had undergone several debridements of soft tissue necrosis and broad spectrum antibiotic therapy. The patient had been diagnosed having necrotizing fasciitis at the previous hospital and the “finger probe test” was positive which identifies the disease.
He had a history of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease (Figure 1, 2, 3)