Doctors in the U.K. report a rise in the number of cases of necrotizing fasciitis of the vulva. Doctors at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust detailed three such cases in a paper ...

Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious infection that can lead to amputation and death. Symptoms include fever and chills, blisters, ulcers and black spots on the skin, and confusion, shock, and ...

“Necrotizing fasciitis is a very uncommon condition, especially in a child this age,” Dr. Christine Caltoum, medical director of surgical operations and division chief pediatric orthopedic ...

Barry Keoghan said he contracted necrotizing fasciitis, a rare and life-threatening infection, in 2021. He told GQ that amputation "was on the table" and doctors were unsure if he'd survive the ...

A total of 26 cases of the deadly infection, called necrotizing fasciitis, have been confirmed statewide this year, including one in Broward. No cases have been reported this year in Miami-Dade.

One in five people who develop necrotizing fasciitis, or 'flesh-eating' disease, die. Necrotizing fasciitis can cause swollen red skin at first, and later sepsis and death in some cases.