[Marcee_29]

Has anyone ever experienced this disease and do you know where I could find more information on it??? And how contagious is it?????

[Nurse Ratched]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...zing+fasciitis

Lots o' stuff here.

I've never seen it personally, but friends have cared for patients with it. Apparently scarily impressive to see.

[NurseFirst]

Originally Posted by Nurse Ratched

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...zing+fasciitis

Lots o' stuff here.

I've never seen it personally, but friends have cared for patients with it. Apparently scarily impressive to see.

A few weekends back I stumbled on a site which was a support site for people who have/have had necrotizing fascitis. Lots of before and after pictures. Lots of sad stories...it's one of those things that re-emphasizes how fragile life can be--since some of these folks scratched themselves or bumped themselves and within 2 weeks or less, died.

From what I've seen on that board, it doesn't seem to be contagious...but don't know for sure.

NurseFirst

[safewaygreenbox]

Hi

I've nursed a couple of patients with this and know someone who's husband had it

With the patients that I have nursed I must say their recovery was down to a fast diagnosis, prompt surgery to remove affected areas and further regular surgery as required. No messing about here - straight to theatre. I work in urology so this has lead to plastic surgery being required but at least 1 testicle was saved in each case.

My collegues hubby did not fair so well - he spent a lot of time in ITU with lots of radical surgery to abdomin - then he got MRSA

No barrier nursing was involved.

Kay the 2nd

[talaxandra]

Necrotising Fasciitis is most commonly caused by staph aureous of strep A, but there are other causitive organisms.
I've looked after maybe half a dozen patients with it, and have heard about other cases through colleagues. It's not contagious, but can move unbelievably fast and is devastating.
The National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation webpage (http://www.nnff.org/nnff_survivors.htm) has survivor stories and some really scary before/during/after pictures, particularly Dan Morsette (http://www.nnff.org/survivors/dan_morsette/dan.htm), Ruth Hunter Damron (http://www.nnff.org/survivors/ruth_d...uth_damron.htm), and Tracey Nesbit's pages(http://www.nnff.org/survivors/tracy_n/tracy_n.htm).

[cwazycwissyRN]

Have seen it several times in the OR. SCARY stuff!!!!!!!!!!! Considered emergency surgery. It grows so amazingly fast.....SCARY STUFF

[NurseFirst]

Originally Posted by talaxandra

Necrotising Fasciitis is most commonly caused by staph aureous of strep A, but there are other causitive organisms.
I've looked after maybe half a dozen patients with it, and have heard about other cases through colleagues. It's not contagious, but can move unbelievably fast and is devastating.
The National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation webpage (http://www.nnff.org/nnff_survivors.htm) has survivor stories and some really scary before/during/after pictures, particularly Dan Morsette (http://www.nnff.org/survivors/dan_morsette/dan.htm), Ruth Hunter Damron (http://www.nnff.org/survivors/ruth_d...uth_damron.htm), and Tracey Nesbit's pages(http://www.nnff.org/survivors/tracy_n/tracy_n.htm).

Yeah, that was the site I found before. SCARY is RIGHT!

NurseFirst

[Nurse Bird]

Originally Posted by Marcee_29

Has anyone ever experienced this disease and do you know where I could find more information on it??? And how contagious is it?????

Hi

An excellent British website to check out on this is :

www.nfsuk.org.uk

It's called the Lee Spark NF Foundation and it is a charity run foundation that will tell you more about severe streptococcal infections and necrotising fasciitis and also offers support to sufferers and families who have lost someone to this.

Good luck!