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Necrotising Fasciitis
What are the symptoms?
Necrotising Fasciitis commonly occurs on the extremities, abdomen and peripheral region but may occur anywhere on the body. It begins with local swelling, redness and tenderness and fever is often present. The pain is usually out of proportion with the clinical picture. The infection spreads beneath the skin so skin changes are delayed. Fluid filled blisters develop initially and later become blood filled. Loss of sensation and tissue gangrene then occur before the skin sloughs. Severe systemic toxicity can result in shock and multiple organ failure. Death can occur in up to twenty to fifty per cent of patients. Fortunately this is less common and carries a lower fatality in children.
Background
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