DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2020.v08i07.013

Pages: 697-698

Necrotizing bacterial dermohypodermitis with necrotizing fasciitis (DHBN-FN) is a infection of the hypodermis, the muscular fascia and secondarily the dermis. The infection sometimes spreads in a fulminating manner along the fascia. It constitutes a medical-surgical emergency. It is a rare and serious infection. The mortality remains high reaching 19% to 41%, despite an improvement in surgical techniques and resuscitation .We reports the case of old men of 65 years with diabetes as co-morbidity and discusses the clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects through the literature.