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  • Radiology
  • Critical Care Medicine

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  • Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a severe soft tissue infection with high mortality.
  • Established risk scoring tools for NF can be unreliable in complex cases.
  • Intraparenchymal air is an extremely rare finding in NF cases.

Observation:

  • A case of an elderly woman with necrotizing fasciitis originating from a foot infection is presented.
  • Extensive intraparenchymal air extending to the cranial vault was noted on imaging.
  • The patient's presentation and imaging findings were inconsistent with low scores from a risk assessment tool.

Findings:

  • The patient exhibited extensive intraparenchymal air, a previously undocumented manifestation of necrotizing fasciitis.
  • Despite aggressive treatment, the patient's condition deteriorated, and she was not a surgical candidate.
  • The risk scoring tool suggested a low probability of infection, contradicting the clinical and imaging evidence.

Implications:

  • This case underscores the critical importance of clinical suspicion in diagnosing necrotizing fasciitis, even when risk scores are low.
  • Unusual imaging findings, such as extensive intraparenchymal air, should prompt thorough clinical evaluation.
  • Further research may be needed to refine diagnostic tools for necrotizing fasciitis in atypical presentations.