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A Case Report on Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an Elderly Patient from South India: Highlighting Economic Burden and Treatment Inaccessibility

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  1. 1Department of General Surgery, Swamy Vivekanandha Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Elayampalayam, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
  2. 2Department of Pharmacy Practice, Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy, Elayampalayam, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

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P Dhivyaprasath

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy, Elayampalayam, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

prasathdhivya@gmail.com

Received: 13-04-2026; Accepted: 26-06-2026.

Volume 19, Issue 4 · pp. 548-553 · 2026 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.20260738

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The report emphasizes on the case of necrotizing fasciitis with multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A 70-year-old male admitted with lower limb swelling and pus discharge was later diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis. The patient developed multiple comorbidities on subsequent days, limiting treatment options due to antimicrobial resistance, financial constraints and poor nutritional intake. This case underscores the emerging threat of MDR gram-negative pathogens in severe soft tissue infections, increased hospital stays, prolonged ICU admissions, and treatment inaccessibility for patients in low- and middle-income countries; and the need for antimicrobial stewardship.

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    M, B., R, S., M, S., V, S., S, S., & Dhivyaprasath, P. (2026). A Case Report on Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an Elderly Patient from South India: Highlighting Economic Burden and Treatment Inaccessibility. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 19(4), 548-553. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijopp.20260738

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