Necrotizing fasciitis :- is a rare bacterial infection that sp | Health & Doctor

Necrotizing fasciitis :- is a rare bacterial infection that spreads quickly in the body and can cause death. Accurate diagnosis, rapid antibiotic treatment, and prompt surgery are important to stopping this infection. See a doctor right away if your skin becomes red, warm, swollen, or very painful soon after an injury or surgery.

symptoms:-
The infection often spreads very quickly. Early symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis can include:

A red, warm, or swollen area of skin that spreads quickly

Severe pain, including pain beyond the area of the skin that is red, warm, or swollen.

Treatment :-
Necrotizing fasciitis is a very serious illness that requires care in a hospital. Antibiotics and surgery are typically the first lines of defense if a doctor suspects a patient has necrotizing fasciitis.

Doctors also give antibiotics through a needle into a vein (IV antibiotics) to try to stop the infection.

Sometimes, however, antibiotics cannot reach all of the infected areas because the bacteria have killed too much tissue and reduced blood flow. When this happens, doctors have to surgically remove the dead tissue. Since necrotizing fasciitis can spread so rapidly, patients often must get surgery done very quickly. It is not unusual for someone with necrotizing fasciitis to end up needing multiple surgeries. In serious cases, the patient may need a blood transfusion.

Necrotizing fasciitis can lead to sepsis, shock, and organ failure. It can also result in life-long complications from loss of limbs or severe scarring due to surgically removing infected tissue.
Even with treatment, up to 1 in 5 people with necrotizing fasciitis died from the infection in the most recent five years. Up to 1 in 3 people  who got both necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome at the same time died from their infections in the most recent five years. Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is another very serious illness caused by group A strep. It causes the body to go into shock and involves low blood pressure and multiple organ failure.

Prevention:-
Good wound care is the best way to prevent a bacterial skin infection.

If you have an open wound or skin infection, avoid spending time in:

Hot tubs
Swimming pools
Natural bodies of water (e.g., lakes, rivers, oceans)

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