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Primary diagnoses for hyperbaric therapy include compromised grafts and flaps, radiation tissue damage, problem wounds, osteomyelitis, gas gangrene, necrotizing soft tissue infection, crush injuries, ...

Research led by Dartmouth Health orthopedic surgeon Eric R. Henderson, MD, showed that intravenously injected fluorescent dye failed to penetrate areas of tissue infected with flesh-eating ...

The rare flesh-eating condition is known as periorbital necrotizing soft tissue infection, and is caused by either polymicrobial infection or streptococcus pyogenes and/or staphylococcus species ...

The rare flesh-eating condition is known as periorbital necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI), and is caused by either polymicrobial infection (type 1) or streptococcus pyogenes and/or ...

The condition has been nicknamed “flesh eating” bacteria even though the death of soft tissue can be caused by more than one type of bacteria.

Flesh-eating bacteria is on the rise in Canada and 'scaring the living daylights' out of ER doctors Strep A, normally a relatively harmless bacterium that causes throat infections, can lead to ...

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Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, life-threatening illness caused by bacteria that aggressively attack the soft tissue of the body.

A necrotizing soft tissue infection causes patches of tissue to die. It is a very serious and life-threatening condition requiring immediate medical care.