Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) of the head and neck is a rare but rapidly progressive and life-threatening soft tissue infection that constitutes a true ...

In December, the Crenshaw family came down with the flu. When then 3-year-old Bryson started feeling ill, mom Megan Crenshaw thought he had a bug and gave him some Tylenol. Then Bryson complained of ...

A man who contracted a flesh-eating bacterial infection in his right leg found that the infection had spread to his left one as well, a mere four days later. The 58-year-old man reported to the ...

A rare species of so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria found in raw shellfish or seawater has been linked to five deaths in Florida this year, state health officials said. Vibrio vulnificus, a dangerous ...

A college student with a bruise on his leg got sick during a wrestling tournament. The bruise turned out to be a rare "flesh-eating" infection. Bacteria may have entered his body from a wrestling mat ...

A Pennsylvania business owner is facing a long and uncertain recovery after a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection nearly killed him, sending him into organ failure and leaving his family scrambling ...

A man was bitten by a family member at a party while trying to break up a fight. 3 days later he struggled to walk, and ER doctors discovered a fast-moving infection of necrotizing fasciitis. His ...