Symptoms of Necrotizing fasciitis

List of symptoms of Necrotizing fasciitis:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Necrotizing fasciitis includes the 17 symptoms listed below:

• Painful skin
• Red skin
• Hot skin
• Swollen skin
• Violet skin
• Blisters
• Subcutaneous tissue necrosis
• Fever
• Sore throat - not common
• Redness
• Swelling
• Severe pain
• Change in skin color at affected site
• Blisters
• Gangrene
• Loss of skin
• Fever

Note that Necrotizing fasciitis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Necrotizing fasciitis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Necrotizing fasciitis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Necrotizing fasciitis includes:

• Cellulitis
• Erysipelas
• Gas gangrene
• Lymphangitis

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

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• Blisters - see all causes of Blisters
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• Change in skin color at affected site - see all causes of Skin color changes
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Gangrene - see all causes of Gangrene
• Hot skin - see all causes of Skin symptoms
• Painful skin - see all causes of Skin pain
• Red skin - see all causes of Red skin
• Redness - see all causes of Redness
• Severe pain - see all causes of Pain
• Sore throat - see all causes of Sore throat
• Subcutaneous tissue necrosis - see all causes of Necrosis
• Swelling - see all causes of Swelling symptoms
• Swollen skin - see all causes of Swollen skin
• Violet skin - see all causes of Purple skin

Medical Books Online about Necrotizing fasciitis

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Gas gangrene: Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Crepitation at infection site, pain, discoloration, foul-            smelling discharge, hypovolemia, toxemia (decreased blood pressure, tachycardia, tachypnea)

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Necrotizing fasciitis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Pain, out of proportion to the size of the wound or injury it's associated with, is usually the first symptom of necrotizing fasciitis. It generally presents before all other physical findings.

The infective process will usually begin with a mild area of erythema at the site of insult, which will quickly progress within the first 24 hours. During the first 24- to 48-hour period, the erythema changes from red to purple in color and then to blue, with the formation of fluid-filled blisters and bullae that indicate the rapid progression of the necrotizing process. By days 4 and 5, multiple patches of this erythema form, producing large areas of gangrenous skin. By days 7 to 10, dead skin begins to separate at the margins of the erythema, revealing extensive necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue. At this stage, fascial necrosis is typically more advanced than appearance would suggest.

Other clinical symptoms include fever and hypovolemia. In later stages, hypotension and respiratory insufficiency, which are signs of overwhelming sepsis requiring supportive care, occur. In the most severe cases, necrosis advances rapidly until several large areas of the body are involved. This may cause the patient to become mentally cloudy, delirious, or even unresponsive secondary to the intoxication rendered.

Other complications include renal failure, septic shock with cardiovascular collapse, and scarring with cosmetic deformities. Without treatment, involvement of deeper muscle layers may occur, resulting in myositis or myonecrosis.

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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Necrotizing fasciitis:

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

Early signs and symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis;

• Fever
• Severe pain and swelling
• Redness at the wound site

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

The infection rarely starts with a sore throat. It more often begins at a site of minor, or sometimes no apparent, trauma. The affected skin is very painful, red, hot and swollen. Skin color may progress to violet and blisters may form, with subsequent necrosis (death) of subcutaneous tissues. Patients with necrotizing fasciitis typically have a fever and appear very ill. More severe cases progress within hours, and the death rate is high. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

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About signs and symptoms of Necrotizing fasciitis:

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