Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), commonly known as flesh-eating disease or flesh-eating bacteria syndrome, is a rare infection of the deeper layers of skin and subcutaneous tissues, easily spreading across the fascial plane within the subcutaneous tissue.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a quickly progressing and severe disease of sudden onset and is usually treated immediately with high doses of intravenous antibiotics.
Type I describes a polymicrobial infec...
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Treatments:
- Debridement ,
- Penicillin ,
- Clindamycin ,
- Vancomycin ,
- Negative pressure wound therapy ,
- Amputation ,
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Parent Classification:
Also known as:
- Flesh-eating bacteria,
- Flesh-eating disease,
- Flesh-eating bacteria syndrome
