Necrotizing fasciitis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]
Synonyms and keywords:NF; Phagadena; Phagadena gangrenosum; Meleney’s gangrene; Hemolytic streptococcal gangrene; Flesh eating bacteria; Hospital gangrene; Acute dermal gangrene; Suppurative fasciitis; Synergistic necrotizing cellulitis; Gangrenous ulcer; Malignant ulcer; Putrid ulcer; Necrotizing erysipelas; Nonclostridial gas gangrene; Bacterial synergistic gangrene
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See also
- Mucormycosis, a rare fungal infection which can present like necrotizing fasciitis
- Toxic shock syndrome
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