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The first description was made by Hippocrates. He said that it was a soft tissue disease. 500-401 B.C.
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The main treatment has always been to cut off the infected area. More recently, they use antibiotics, but unless it is caught early they don't really help.
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Fournier documented Necrotizing Fasciitis in the pernieal and genital region.
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Streptococcal was named the cause of N.F. by Rosenbach. This is a bacteria.
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Meleny reported a series of 20 patients having what he initially though was hemolytic streptococcal gangrene.
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It was named Necrotizing Fasciitis by a man named Wilson.
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There were two of the three types discovered in this year: Type A: Polymicrobial
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The third type of flesh eating disease was discovered: Type C- infections caused by marine vibrio-species.
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A team of scientists and surgeons from the Legacy Emmanuel Shock Trauma Center in Portland, Oregon, wrote a collective review on the diagnosis and treatment of Necrotizing Fasciitis.
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Dr. Rausch and Dr. Fock wrote an exciting report on a pediactric patient with Necrotizing Fasciits.
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A team of scientists and surgeons from Turkey wrote a comprehensive collective review on Necrotizing Fasciitis. They emphasized the importance on early diagnosis saying "it could be life saving."
