Case report: Necrotizing fasciitis involving the bilateral scrotum and right leg caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in a healthy male: a multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic analysis An immunocompetent patient developed rapidly progressive necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum and right thigh following minor cycling abrasions. Subsequent septic shock and multi-organ failure…

#MedCase - An immunocompetent patient developed rapidly progressive #NecrotizingFasciitis of the scrotum and right thigh following minor cycling abrasions.

Subsequent #SepticShock and multi-organ failure required urgent multidisciplinary collaboration.

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EAU26 highlight: Fournier’s gangrene — surgical management (Turin, IT).
Read more on scrotal reconstruction after Fournier's gangrene: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Actually - One can speak to the decomposing part. That is in fact how it starts, and then, well, look at me.
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[Rheumatoid arthritis complicated with necrotizing fasciitis: A case report].
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Not as pleasant as it sounds.
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No Boat Big Enough: The Rise of Vibrio Vulnificus Flesh-eating bacteria are no longer rare, and Vibrio vulnificus is leading the charge. From Florida to Cape Cod, this episode unpacks how a warming ocean is fueling its rise — and why no boat is big e...

Flesh-eating bacteria in Cape Cod?
It's not just a Gulf problem anymore.
🎧 No Boat Big Enough breaks down how Vibrio vulnificus is spreading fast—with climate, seafood, and seawater.

Listen now before your next beach day: infectiousdose.com/post/no-boat...
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...soon to be without nearby Healthcare.
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One would suggest a fashionable helmet.
But that might just be Me.
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Some of Us sooner than others.
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Flesh eating disease, in the blood. It's like Jaws, sometimes it goes away, sometimes it Doesn't. When it Doesn't, the cutting begins. The cutting staves off the end.
Without the cutting, the end is swift.
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I like to share my story to help raise awareness of this sometimes misunderstood and over sensationalised disease.

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'Flesh-Eating' Infections of the Vulva Are on the Rise, Doctors Warn Doctors in the UK and other countries have reported a rise in cases of necrotizing fasciitis.

‘Flesh-Eating’ #infections of the #vulva on the rise ...

| #NecrotizingFasciitis | #bacteria | #Gynecology | #genitalia | By @edcara.bsky.social via @gizmodo.com

UK doctors warn of 'flesh-eating' vulva infections Doctors in the U.K. have warned gynecologists of the risks of necrotizing fasciitis in the external genitalia after seeing several cases.

'Flesh-eating' vulva infections reported in three cases — gynecologists should know the signs, experts warn. Doctors in the U.K. have warned gynecologists of the risks of #necrotizingfasciitis in the #externalgenitalia after seeing several cases. www.livescience.com/health/virus...