Necrotizing fasciitis
Glossary term
/ˈnek.rə.taɪ.zɪŋ ˌfæs.iˈaɪ.tɪs/
Flesh-eating soft-tissue infection. One of the less reassuring footnotes to communal bathing.
Appears in
- Amoeba Dick chapters:
From the books (1 passage)
- Severe cases:- subcutaneous infections spreading along fascial planes, i.e. necrotizing fasciitis, potentially involving severe damage to muscle tissue, i.e. myonecrosis.