necrotizing soft tissue infection…

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necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, abdomen, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, leg, necrotizing fasciitis, fasciitis, necrotizing, flesh-eating bacteria, soft tissue gangrene, gangrene, soft-tissue, necrotizing soft-tissue infection, severe type of tissue infection, involve the skin, subcutaneous fat, muscle sheath, fascia, muscle, gangrenous changes, tissue death, systemic disease, frequently death, necrotizing subcutaneous infection, fasciitis, a variety of bacteria, oxygen-using bacteria, aerobic, oxygen-avoiding bacteria, anaerobic, a very severe, fatal fasciitis, a virulent species of streptococcus that, the "flesh-eating bacteria" by the press, type of infection develops, bacteria enter the body, a minor skin injury, abrasion, bacteria begin to grow, release toxins, directly kill tissue, interfere, the blood flow, tissue, digest materials, in the tissue which then allows the bacteria to spread rapidly, widespread effects, shock, infection, a small reddish painful spot, bump on the skin, quickly changes to a painful bronzed, purplish patch that expands rapidly, center, become black, dead, necrotic, skin, break open, visible expansion, the infection, occur in less than an hour, fever, sweating, chills, nausea, dizziness, profound weakness, finally shock, treatment death, occur rapidly, severe pain, in the area, swelling, in the area, discoloration, in the area, appear reddened, bronzed, bruised, purple, purpuric, progresses to dusky, dark color, bleeding, skin, visibly dead, necrotic, tissue, patchy skin color, skin breaks, open wound, skin around the wound feels hot, looks reddened, raised, discolored, inflamed, oozing fluid ranging from yellowish clear, yellowish bloody to puslike in quality, fever, general ill feeling, appearance, the skin, underlying tissues, presence of gangrenous changes, black, dead tissue, indicates a necrotizing soft tissue infection, imaging tests, ct scans, a patient, operating room so a surgeon, diagnose such an infection, a gram stain, culture of drainage, tissue, reveal the bacteria to blame, powerful, broad-spectrum antibiotics must be administered, vein to attain high blood levels, the antibiotic in an attempt to control the infection, surgery is required to open, drain infected areas, remove dead tissue, skin grafts required, infection is cleared, infection, limb, cannot be contained, controlled, amputation, the limb considered, pooled immunoglobulins, antibodies, given by vein to help fight the infection, organism is determined to be an oxygen-avoiding bacteria, anaerobe, patient placed, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, a device, the patient is exposed to 100% oxygen at several atmospheres of pressure, outcomes, variable, type of infecting organism, rate of spread, susceptibility to antibiotics, how early the condition was diagnosed all contribute, final outcome, scarring, deformity, common, type of disease, fatalities, aggressive treatment, powerful antibiotics, untreated, infection invariably spreads, death, local spread of infection, progressive tissue damage, systemic spread of infection, sepsis, shock, scarring, disfigurement, functional loss of a limb, death, disorder is severe, life-threatening, consult health care provider, signs of infection occur around a skin injury, pain, swelling, redness, drainage of pus, blood, fever, similar symptoms, clean any skin injury thoroughly, watch, signs of infection redness, pain, drainage, swelling around the wound, consult the health care provider promptly.