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Abstract
A fulminating bacterial infection of the deep layers of the skin and FASCIA. It can be caused by many different organisms, with STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES being the most common.
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Synonyms
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- Fasciitis, Necrotizing
- Fascitis, Necrotizing
- Fasciitides, Necrotizing
- Fascitides, Necrotizing
- Necrotizing Fasciitides
- Necrotizing Fascitides
- Necrotizing Fascitis
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate IM with specific bacterial infection term (IM), often Streptococcal infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
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Previous Indexing
- Fascia (1969-1980)
- Fasciitis (1981-1995)
- Necrosis (1969-1995)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Necrotizing Fasciitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019115. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019115
- Necrotizing Fasciitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotizing_fasciitis
- Necrotizing Fasciitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1145674