Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening bacterial infection causing necrosis of the fascia, underlying skin, and vasculature. NF spreads rapidly, making immediate diagnosis important for ...

Necrotizing fasciitis results when strep A, normally a relatively harmless bacterium that causes throat infections like strep throat or tonsillitis, enters the skin through a wound, though it can ...

Patients will give a history of minor trauma such as contusion, insect bite, frostbite, chronic leg ulcer, or a surgical incision, and present with severe pain and edema to their health care ...