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Medical Malpractice Insights: A Rare Presentation – Groin pain? Nec fasc? Diabetes? Appendicitis?

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Sepsis is diagnosed and antibiotics started for the first time. High level amputation is considered, but she dies of sepsis and multiorgan failure on hospital day 7. She had no persistent vomiting, was not dehydrated and had no fever. It reveals a 7.5 An I & D of the thigh produces foul-smelling pus.