Necrotizing Fasciitis Ishtua Alicea

Overview It’s a soft tissue infection that’s rare but can lead to DEATH and other life threaten causes. Necrotizing can destroy the muscles, skin, and tissue.

Symptoms Small, reddish, painful spot or bump on the skin. Center may become black and die off. The skin may break open and ooze fluid. The wound may quickly grow in less than an hour.

Symptoms Include general ill feeling, fever, sweating, chills, nausea, dizziness, weakness, and shock. Without treatment, death can occur rapidly.

Treatment Powerful antibiotics (treat’s other bacteria) must be given immediately through a vein. Surgery is needed to open and drain infected areas and remove dead tissue. You are given an antibiotics Amputation

Causes Many different types of bacteria cause this infection. Starts when bacteria enters the body, through a minor cut or scrape. The bacteria begins to grow and release (toxins) that: Directly kill tissue Interfere with the blood flow to the tissue Break down materials in the tissue, which quickly spreads the bacteria Lead’s to shock

Test & Diagnosis How the skin and tissue look can help the doctor diagnose soft tissue infection. CT scans are taken. Tests performed on blood, fluids, or tissue from the area.

Prognosis > How well a patient does depends on: How fast the diagnosis was obtained The type of bacteria causing the infection How infection quickly the spreads How well the antibiotics work The death rate is high, even with aggressive treatment and powerful antibiotics. Untreated, infection spreads and causes death

Prevention > Don’t leave a minor cut untreated Clean your skin after a cut, scrape

Complications > Tissue damage Spread of infection, shock Loss of an arm or leg Death

When to contact a doctor > Immediately after:::: Drainage of pus or blood Fever Pain Redness Swelling

Hepatitis Something they have in common is to wash your hands. But it’s for different reasons. It’s caused by alcohol going into the liver. Necrotizing fasciitis is more deadly b/c you die within a couple of hour, and hepatitis. You just need to go a diet. But it lead’s too liver cancer.