Post viper bite Pasteurella multocida necrotizing fasciitis complicates with septicaemia and renal failure.

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, severe and rapidly progressive life-threatening clinical disease which is commonly caused by streptococci. However, the disease caused by Pasteurella multocida is infrequently reported. Here, we report a rare case of a 85-year-old Malay man who developed septicaemia secondary to necrotizing fasciitis post viper bite. P. multocida was isolated from pus, tissue and blood cultures. A post viper bite was the only risk factor and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of P. multocida necrotizing fasciitis secondary to viper bite.