Top: Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Infectious_Diseases: Bacterial: Streptococcal: Necrotizing_Fasciitis

» National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation   - Includes organization information, factsheet on the disease, prevention, symptoms, discussion group, survivors, and memorials.




» eMedicine - Necrotizing Fasciitis - Article by Michael Maynor, MD.




» eMedicine - Necrotizing Fasciitis : - Article by Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH.




» Hardin, MD: Necrotizing Fasciitis/Flesh Eating Bacteria - University of Iowa site with links to photographs.




» Invasive Group A Strep - Factsheet from the New York State Department of Health.




» Kateen Solberg - Kateen Solberg's progress as she battles Necrotizing Fasciitis (The Flesh Eating Bacteria), her leg was amputated above the knee.




» The Lee Spark NF Foundation - UK support group for people who have been affected by severe streptococal infections or necrotising fasciitis. Includes disease and support group information.




» MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection - Fact sheet, with illustrations, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.




» The Merck Manual: Necrotizing Subcutaneous Infections - Includes cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.




» Necrotizing Fasciitis/Myositis - Factsheet from Health Canada.




» Overcoming Necrotizing Fasciitis, the Flesh-eating Disease - Includes personal story of surviving the disease and links.




» T. S. Bolton's Survivor Story - Personal account of one man's experience with this disease. Includes a link to graphic pictures of his recovery.