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Necrotising Fasciitis

Medical Questions » Necrotising Fasciitis
Name: Necrotising Fasciitis
Also known as: Flesh Eating Disease
A very serious infection and destruction of the fascia, the fibrous material around muscles and other internal organs that binds them together.
Causes of Necrotising Fasciitis
Bacteria in the Streptococci group. Because the fascia is fibrous tissue, it has a very poor blood supply, and antibiotics have difficulty in reaching the infection.
Symptoms of Necrotising Fasciitis
The bacteria spread extensively through the body and painfully destroy all the flesh surrounded by the infected fascia, converting it into pus or scar tissue.
Tests for Necrotising Fasciitis
Swabs taken from infected tissue can identify the bacteria responsible.
Treatment for Necrotising Fasciitis
Massive doses of potent antibiotics given by a drip into a vein, and extensive and radical surgery to cut away the infected flesh (eg. limb amputation).
Complications of Necrotising Fasciitis of its treatment
The infecting forms of Streptococci are sometimes resistant to many antibiotics.
Likely Outcome of Necrotising Fasciitis
Difficult to treat and may cause severe tissue damage or death.
       
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