[Retracted] Necrotizing Fasciitis: Diagnostic Challenges and Current Practices

Table 4

Risk factors for necrotizing fasciitis.

Age greater than 50 years
Atherosclerosis
Burns
Cancer or other
Immunocompromised state
Chronic alcoholism
Corticosteroid use
Diabetes mellitus
Hypoalbuminemia
Intravenous drug abuse
Malnutrition
Obesity
Occult diverticulitis
Peripheral vascular disease
Postoperative infection
Trauma