https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr en-us 2021-04-23 16:17:47 UTC 2026-01-25 08:14:00 UTC hello@padlet.com jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452514472 2021-04-23 16:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452514472 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452519822 Necrotizing fasciitis, also knowing as flesh eating disease, is a bacterial infection. This bacterial infection without proper treatment from medical personnel can spread throughout the body and cause death.
"Fun" Fact!
Even though necrotizing fasciitis is a rare bacterial infection, there are groups of people who are more likely to contract the disease. This includes individuals with diabetes, patients with cancer and individuals with kidney disease or cirrhosis. This is because these conditions weaken the body's response to infection, making it more difficult to fight off pathogens.]]> 2021-04-23 16:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452519822 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452660489 The main cause of necrotizing fasciitis is thought to be Group A Streptococcus, a group of bacteria that can cause infections ranging from minor illness to deadly disease. Bacterias can also enter the body via cuts, insect bites, burns, blunt trauma and even wounds resulting from surgery. ]]> 2021-04-23 16:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452660489 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452744458 1. Redness, warmth or swelling  around an area of skin as well as severe pain.
2. Ulcers or black spots on the skin
3. Pus or oozing from the infected area.]]> 2021-04-23 17:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452744458 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452747507 The best way to prevent a bacterial infection like necrotizing fasciitis is good wound care!
- Clean any injury that has broken the skin with soap and water and keep them covered with a clean, dry bandage until they heal.
- If you have a deep or serious wound, seek medical care.
- If you have a skin infection or open wound, avoid areas where bacteria is most common like hot tubs, swimming pools, and natural bodies of water; the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that lives in water and causes necrotizing fasciitis.
Complications
There are many complications associated with necrotizing fasciitis sepsis, shock and organ failure being the most common. 1 in 3 people die from a necrotizing fasciitis infection.]]> 2021-04-23 17:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452747507 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452748633 In their research paper "Necrotizing Fasciitis: Pillaging the Acute Phase Response", Dr. Hysong et al, explain the history, diagnosis and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis. Most interesting is the explanation of how the acute phage response is hijacked and inhibited from being able to perform the natural healing factors of the body. The paper covers the three classifications of necrotizing fasciitis and the pathogens associated with each. Hysong and partners explain how SIRS disrupts coagulations, adding more strain on a patient. The authors give the advice of "...monitoring of these processes could guide specific interventions, such as coagulation support as soon as SIC begins to develop", to clinicians in treating patients who have the disease.

]]> 2021-04-23 17:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452748633 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452750133 https://medsphere.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/necrotizing-fasciitis/. ]]> 2021-04-23 17:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452750133 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452751055 Alexander Hysong is an MD from Bethesda, Maryland and attended Vanderbilt University for both his undergraduate and graduate degree.
More papers by Dr. Hysong!
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Alexander-A-Hysong-2140367087]]> 2021-04-23 17:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452751055 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452752249 2021-04-23 17:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1452752249 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1454973669 To diagnose necrotizing fasciitis a physician will take a biopsy of tissue from the infected area, draw blood looking for bacterial infection and taking either a CT scan, ultrasound or MRI of the infected area.
Treatment
Treatment for necrotizing fasciitis include antibiotics and surgery.]]> 2021-04-24 17:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1454973669 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1455239227 This table is describing each type of necrotizing fasciitis, the bacteria associated with it, the group of individuals most affected by the pathogen and the targeted areas.]]> 2021-04-24 21:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1455239227 jhens1 https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1455244258 Image A shows the body's normal reaction to pathogens. Image A II, shows the body's response when in contact with a necrotizing fasciitis causing pathogen.]]> 2021-04-24 21:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jhens1/sq3qxe8gfybh5vfr/wish/1455244258