Necrotizing fasciitis

Necrotizing fasciitis: Introduction

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Necrotizing fasciitis: A severe, progressive skin infection which causes progressive destruction of skin and underlying tissue. It is caused by certain bacteria and has a high mortality rate. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Necrotizing fasciitis is available below.

Symptoms of Necrotizing fasciitis

• Painful skin
• Red skin
• Hot skin
• Swollen skin
• Violet skin
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Necrotizing fasciitis: Complications

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Diagnostic Tests for Necrotizing fasciitis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Necrotizing fasciitis?

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Misdiagnosis and Necrotizing fasciitis

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Causes of Necrotizing fasciitis

• Streptococcus Group A
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Treatments for Necrotizing fasciitis

• Urgent treatment
• Intravenous penicillin and clindamycin
• Surgical debridement (removal of infected tissue)
• Limb amputation
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Latest Treatments for Necrotizing fasciitis

• Penicillin
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News Archives for Necrotizing fasciitis

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• Kids and Veggies: Offer Them and They Will Eat
• Mom Was Right: Eat Your Broccoli
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• FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Necrotizing fasciitis

Medical research articles related to Necrotizing fasciitis include:

• Surveillance for hospital outbreaks of invasive group a streptococcal infections in Ontario, Canada, 1992 to 2000.
• Vibrio vulnificus Infection: Diagnosis and Treatment
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
• Intramuscular route
• Intramuscular
• Necrotizing fasciitis
• Cellulitis
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Prognosis for Necrotizing fasciitis

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Clinical Trials for Necrotizing fasciitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Necrotizing fasciitis include:

• Hyperglycemia in Surgical Infections - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Glycemic control
• Daptomycin for the Treatment of Severe Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Daptomycin 6mg/kg/day
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Necrotizing fasciitis: Broader Related Topics

• Group A Streptococcal Infections
• Invasive group A Streptococcal disease
• Skin conditions
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Article Excerpts about Necrotizing fasciitis

Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease General: DBMD (Excerpt)

Necrotizing fasciitis (occasionally described by the media as "the flesh-eating bacteria") destroys muscles, fat, and skin tissue. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease General: DBMD)

Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

A serious but rare infection (fascia) of the deeper layers of skin and fatty subcutaneous tissues. While many other types of bacteria can cause necrotizing fasciitis, most cases result from GAS. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Definitions of Necrotizing fasciitis:

A fulminating group A streptococcal infection beginning with severe or extensive cellulitis that spreads to involve the superficial and deep fascia, producing thrombosis of the subcutaneous vessels and gangrene of the underlying tissues. A cutaneous lesion usually serves as a portal of entry for the infection, but sometimes no such lesion is found. (Dorland, 28th ed) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Necrotizing fasciitis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Necrotizing fasciitis, or a subtype of Necrotizing fasciitis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)