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 provider.

Necrotizing fasciitis is a surgical diagnosis characterized by friability of the superficial fascia, dishwater-gray exudate, and a notable absence of pus. This and other necrotizing soft-tissue ...

Necrotizing cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis are bacterial soft tissue infections that enter through wounds in the skin. Cellulitis is a common infection that occurs when bacteria enter the deeper ...

A rare species of so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria found in raw shellfish or seawater has been linked to five deaths in Florida this year, state health officials said. Vibrio vulnificus, a dangerous ...

From California to Texas and across the country to Florida, a dangerous and potentially deadly infection has seemingly dominated the news this summer: necrotizing fasciitis, colloquially referred to ...

Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious but rare bacterial infection. It is also known as a flesh-eating disease. Early signs and symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis include flu-like symptoms, severe pain in ...

Sometimes nicknamed “flesh-eating bacteria,” necrotizing fasciitis is a serious, yet rare, bacterial skin infection that spreads quickly. It can cause loss of limbs, or even death, within a short ...