Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive soft-tissue infection characterized by necrosis of subcutaneous tissue. The usual causative organisms are group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus and ...

A grieving sister seeking to keep her dead brother near suffered a severe bacterial infection that caused her tattoo to ooze ...

Report of a case of cervicothoracic necrotizing fasciitis along with a current review of reported cases. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2009;67:419-423. 4 Whitesides L, Cotto-Cumba C, Myers RA. Cervical ...

Computerized tomography must be requested if the patient evolves with signs and symptoms of compartmental syndrome or necrotizing fasciitis [16-18]. The differential diagnosis includes cholera, ...

Necrotizing fasciitis, commonly referred to as a flesh-eating bacteria or flesh-eating disease, is a rare but extremely dangerous infection that targets the skin and underlying tissues. It is a ...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), a life-threatening bacterial infection causing necrosis of the fascia, underlying skin, and vasculature has gained media attention by its rapid progression, frightening ...

According to the Cleveland Clinic, necrotizing fasciitis is a severe bacterial infection that spreads rapidly and can cause death. Dez, now 27, lives in San Diego, where he is pursuing a ...

Cellulitis. The bacteria get ... Of those, about 1,500 cases are necrotizing fasciitis infections and as many as 3,000 are streptococcal toxic shock syndrome infections. ...

Sometimes, strep throat can lead to other complications, including ear and skin infections. Very rarely, it can lead to life-threatening infections. Antibiotics can kill the bacteria that cause strep.

Health officials recorded multiple wound infections from 2023 to 2024, including necrotizing fasciitis in swimmers with cuts. In 2024, the state recorded 82 cases and 19 deaths.