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Necrotizing Fasciitis Learning Center

Complications could include:
Local spread of infection, progressive tissue damage; Systemic spread of infection, sepsis, shock; Scarring and disfigurement; Functional loss of an arm or leg; Death;
Source:ADAM
Date:December 17, 2009
Flesh-eating disease has a fatality rate of about 30%. Diabetes, arteriosclerosis, immunosuppression, kidney disease, malnutrition , and obesity are connected with a poor prognosis. Older individuals and intravenous drug users may also be at highe...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Understanding and adjusting to death and loss at various stages of life. Almost every child or adolescent faces the death of someone close—a relative, friend, or even a pet—at some point in his or her life. In fact, it is estimated that about 5% o...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Mourning is the grieving process an individual experiences in response to the loss (often through death) of someone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Death is defined as the cessation of all vital functions of the body including the heartbeat, brain activity (including the brain stem), and breathing.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Death is the end of life, a permanent cessation of all vital functions. Dying refers to the body's preparation for death, which may be very short in the case of accidental death, or can last weeks or months in some patients such as those with cancer.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Death is the end of life, a permanent cessation of all vital functions. Dying refers to the body's preparation for death, which may be very short in the case of accidental death, or can last weeks or months in some cancer patients.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Sepsis is a severe illness in which the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic diseasecausing organisms.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Infection is characterized by an inflammatory response to the presence of microorganisms in the body. This response may include fever , chills, redness, swelling, pus formation and other responses. The most common cause of illness and death in pat...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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