Necrotizing fasciitis of the finger

A 62 year old woman with a medical history of hypertension presented to her local general practice with moderate pain in the right ring finger which worsened over a few hours after onset. Her condition progressed swiftly into sepsis and required hospital admission in the intensive care unit. Over the course of 24 h the patient was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis in the finger but unfortunately despite treatment with antimicrobials and surgical debridement the patient’s finger could not be saved and she had amputation of her finger.