<unk>  or<unk>  necroticans, commonly known as “flesh-eating bacteria,” is a rare infection of the deeper layers of skin and subcutaneous tissues, easily spreading across the fascial plane within the subcutaneous tissue. Many types of bacteria can cause<unk>  (eg. Group A streptococcus, Vibrio vulnificus, Clostridium perfringens, Bacteroides fragilis), of which Group A streptococcus (also known as Streptococcus pyogenes) is the most common cause. It is severe inflammation of the muscle sheath that leads to necrosis of subcutaneous tissue and adjacent fascia.
Necrotizing fasciitis
Gas gangrene
Plantar fasciitis
Fournier gangrene
Eosinophilic fasciitis
Pseudarthrosis
Synarthrosis
Acral necrosis