Often the patient is diagnosed with cellulitis. The rapid destruction of tissue is localized, lacking distinct margination on the skin to identify the area of infected tissue (Sekeres, 2000).

In a new case report published April 8 in the journal BMJ Case Reports, U.K. doctors describe three patients who were found to have necrotizing fasciitis of the vulva. The vulva includes the external ...

Doctors in the U.K. report a rise in the number of cases of necrotizing fasciitis of the vulva. Doctors at the Shrewsbury and ...