Necrotizing soft tissue infections
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Background
- Abbreviation: NSTI
- Includes necrotizing forms of cellulitis, myositis, and fasciitis
General types
- Type 1: polymicrobial infection
- Type 2: group A strep
- May occur in healthy individuals
- May occur via hematogenous spread from throat to site of blunt trauma
NSTI Types
Differential Diagnosis
Skin and Soft Tissue Infection
- Cellulitis
- Erysipelas
- Lymphangitis
- Folliculitis
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- Skin abscess
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Mycobacterium marinum
Look-A-Likes
- Sporotrichosis
- Osteomyelitis
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Pyomyositis
- Purple glove syndrome
- Tuberculosis (tuberculous inflammation of the skin)
Necrotizing rashes
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Purpura fulminans
- Drug rash
- Levamisole toxicity
- Heparin-induced skin necrosis
- Warfarin-induced skin necrosis
Evaluation and Management
See specific type: