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Location: http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/article.asp?articleid=67
Description: Diving Medicine Articles
Necrotizing Fasciitis
A DAN Member's Brush With the Rare Flesh-Eating Disease Ends Well
By Laurie Gowen, DAN Medical Information Specialist
What's necrotizing fasciitis?
The quick answer is that it's an insidious infection of the soft tissue that causes death of the infected area. It can ruin a perfectly good dive trip, or worse.
Type: Case Study
Author/Contact: Laurie Gowen
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Language: English
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Added: Sun Apr 02 2006