We present two cases of aggressive myofasciitis after gastrointestinal infections. The first patient developed necrosis of the legs over 5 days and he died on the 20th day. Vibrio vulnificus was cultured. The second patient developed bullae on his thigh and he died the next day. Streptococcus pyogenes was cultured.
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