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fasciitis (fas″e-i´tis) inflammation of a fascia. necrotizing fasciitis
a fulminating, sometimes fatal, infection with the group A type of hemolytic streptococci; it begins with severe or extensive cellulitis that rapidly spreads to involve the superficial and deep fascia, producing thrombosis of subcutaneous vessels and gangrene
of the underlying tissues. A cutaneous lesion usually serves as a portal of entry for the infection. Because of the rapidity
of spread, the infecting bacteria have been nicknamed “flesh-eating bacteria.” nodular fasciitis
a benign, reactive proliferation of fibroblasts in the subcutaneous tissues and often the deep fascia. proliferative fasciitis
a benign reactive proliferation of fibroblasts in subcutaneous tissues, usually in skeletal muscles of older adults; it resembles nodular fasciitis but also has basophilic giant cells. pseudosarcomatous fasciitis
nodular fasciitis.
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