A 54-year-old gentleman with underlying hypertension and congestive cardiac disease was diagnosed with left lower limb necrotizing fasciitis following commencement of oral dabigatran. Small bruises on the limb progressed to full-blown sepsis. The calculated perioperative risk for surgery was unfavourable. Immediate diagnosis combined with targeted medical treatment managed to produce a medical wonder.
Keywords: conservative treatment; dabigatran; enterococcus sp; necrotizing fasciitis.
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