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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] The most commonly affected areas are the limbs and perineum. [2]

  3. What is STSS, the deadly flesh-eating bacteria on the rise in ...

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    A rare, deadly, flesh-eating bacteria is on the rise in Japan, with hundreds of people infected.. Over 1,000 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were reported in Japan in the first ...

  4. Skin infection - Wikipedia

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    Some examples of common fungal skin infections include: Dermatophytosis, also known as ringworm, is a superficial fungal infection of the skin caused by several different species of fungi. The fungal genera which cause skin infections in humans include Trichophyton, Epidermophyton, and Microsporum. [21]

  5. Tinea versicolor - Wikipedia

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    Tinea versicolor (also pityriasis versicolor) is a condition characterized by a skin eruption on the trunk and proximal extremities. [1] The majority of tinea versicolor is caused by the fungus Malassezia globosa, although Malassezia furfur is responsible for a small number of cases.

  6. Woman, 33, thought her 'giant' leg was a knee sprain. It was ...

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    Flesh-eating bacteria cause woman, 33, to go into sepsis. Diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, she reveals symptoms, including a swollen knee. Woman, 33, thought her 'giant' leg was a knee sprain.

  7. Malassezia folliculitis - Wikipedia

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    Malassezia folliculitis or pityrosporum folliculitis, [1] is a skin condition caused by infection by Malassezia (formerly Pityrosporum) yeast. [2]: 314 The skin of the upper trunk area including the back, chest, arms and sometimes the neck is often affected and this condition is often seen in young to middle aged adults, although it has been known to occur in adults well into their sixties ...

  8. Two people in Sarasota County have contracted 'flesh-eating ...

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    Earlier: Lyons: 'Flesh-eating' bacteria's real danger is overreaction This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Sarasota County death linked to Vibriosis is one of 5 in state so far

  9. Mycetoma - Wikipedia

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    Actinomadura pelletieri (bacteria) [3] Infection is caused as a result of localized skin trauma, such as stepping on a needle or wood splinter, or through a pre-existing wound. [10] The first visible symptom of mycetoma is a typically painless swelling beneath the skin; over several years, this will grow to a nodule (lump). [9]