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Reported here is a rare case of recurrent necrotizing fasciitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). A 46-year-old female with poorly controlled diabetes and chronic ingestion of steroid-containing medications was admitted for treatment of necrotizing fasciitis of the right thigh. Three months following hospital discharge she was readmitted with necrotizing fasciitis of the left hand. On both occasions, MRSA was isolated from tissue cultures obtained during surgical debridement. Patients who develop necrotizing fasciitis are predisposed to severe soft tissue infections due to associated comorbid conditions such as diabetes mellitus. Recurrent soft tissue infection in a patient with previous MRSA-related necrotizing fasciitis should therefore be treated with a high index of suspicion.
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