Table 1: The location of necrotizing fasciitis in relation to gender.

 

Gender

Site

Patients number/percentage

Male

Female

Right calf

151 (31.7%)

103

48

Left calf

142 (29.8%)

98

44

Abdomen

63 (13.2%)

49

14

Right arm

41 (8.6%)

23

18

Left arm

39 (8.2%)

22

17

Chest

19 (4%)

11

8

Buttock and perineum

12 (2.5%)

5

7

Head and neck

9 (1.9%)

7

2

Total

476 (100%)

318 (66.8%)

158 (33.2%)