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  2. Necrotizing fasciitis - Wikipedia

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    Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), also known as flesh-eating disease, is an infection that kills the body's soft tissue. [3] It is a serious disease that begins and spreads quickly. [ 3 ] Symptoms include red or purple or black skin, swelling, severe pain, fever , and vomiting. [ 3 ]

  3. Streptococcus pyogenes - Wikipedia

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    S. pyogenes invasion and multiplication in the fascia beneath the skin can lead to necrotizing fasciitis, a life-threatening surgical emergency. [35] [36] The bacterium is also an important cause of infection in newborns, who are susceptible to some forms of the infection that are rarely seen in adults, including meningitis. [37] [38]

  4. Gas gangrene - Wikipedia

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    Gas gangrene; Other names: Myonecrosis, [clarification needed] clostridial myonecrosis Photograph before right leg amputation (hemipelvectomy) of a patient with gas gangrene.The right thigh is edematous (swollen) and discoloured with necrotic bullae (large blisters).

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    What causes necrotizing fasciitis? Barlow’s infection was caused by g roup A strep , a particularly virulent form of the bacteria that cause strep throat, Pollock says. It’s the most common ...

  6. What are the symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis? - AOL

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    An Indianapolis woman died two months after contracting necrotizing fasciitis, commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria, while in Florida.

  7. Clostridium tertium - Wikipedia

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    C. tertium has been isolated in neutropenic and nonneutropenic patients, and in cases of necrotizing fasciitis and gangrene. [4] It has also been recognized as a causative agent of enteritis in cattle, but it is an uncommon human pathogen. [4] C. tertium has also been isolated from soil and from faeces of healthy neonates and infants. [4]

  8. Florida father suffering from flesh-eating disease has over ...

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    The bacteria, which causes necrotizing fasciitis, has an extremely high mortality rate, and accurate diagnosis, rapid antibiotic administration and prompt surgery are extremely important in ...

  9. Gangrene - Wikipedia

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    Fournier gangrene is a type of necrotizing fasciitis that usually affects the genitals and groin. [25] Venous limb gangrene may be caused by Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. [26] Severe mesenteric ischemia may result in gangrene of the small intestine. [citation needed] Severe ischemic colitis may result in gangrene of the large ...