[Table/Fig-5]:

Salient features of the cases

S. no	Author	Year	Salient features of the case	Treatment and Disease outcome.
1	Rajakannu M et al., [2]	2006	Necrotising fasciitis mimicking inflammatory carcinoma of the breast in a post menopausal women	Mastectomy was done. Patient recovered.
2	Venkatramani V et al., [5]	2009	Necrotising fasciitis of breast in a HIV positive middle aged women.	Mastectomy was done. Patient recovered. She was started on her anti-retroviral therapy subsequently.
3	Vishwanath G et al., [6]	2011	Necrotising fasciitis in a lactating women presenting in septic shock	Mastectomy was done. Patient recovered. Skin grafting of the wound done subsequently.
4	Present case	2014	Necrotising fasciitis of breast in a post menopausal, diabetic women presenting in septic shock	Wide debridement was done. Patient died on 2nd post operative day.