The North Wales community is rallying around Peter Atkinson and his family as he recovers from necrotizing fasciitis, which ...

Sean Halsall visited a walk-in centre after a boil-like sore grew unexpectedly in size, but was soon rushed to hospital ...

A Pennsylvania business owner is facing a long and uncertain recovery after a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection nearly ...

Peter Atkinson thought he had the flu after spiking a 104 degree fever, but he was soon being whisked into surgery as doctors ...

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare soft tissue infection and a life-threatening emergency, often fatal. Its incidence and management are described plentifully in the medical literature regarding the most ...

Flu-linked ANE the is associated with high morbidity and mortality in young and previously healthy children. The findings emphasize the need for prevention, early recognition, intensive treatment, and ...

Seventy-six percent of the children in the study had no significant medical history; 27% of patients died. HealthDay News — Influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) in children is ...

Nursing interventions involve recognizing those patients at risk, reporting these suspicions to the health care provider, monitoring patient vital signs and laboratory values, providing frequent ...

Psychological consequences of NF result from intense discomfort, painful dressing changes, and physical disfigurement and include emotions such as anxiety, fear, worry, guilt, anger, and hopelessness.