See Also: necrotizing fasciitis(medicine)
fasciitis, necrotizing(medicine)
group A streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis(medicine)
fasciitis(medicine)
fasciitis(dictionary)
Fasciitis(health)
eosinophilic fasciitis(medicine)
proliferative fasciitis(medicine)
pseudosarcomatous fasciitis(medicine)
parosteal fasciitis(medicine)

pindan (iou) and fasciitis, necrotizing (medicine)


pindan (iou)



pindan noun. Austral. L19.
[Aboriginal.]
A tract of arid sandy country characteristic of parts of western Australia; the low scrubby vegetation occurring in such tracts.

fasciitis, necrotizing (medicine)


fasciitis, necrotizing


A fulminating group a streptococcal infection beginning with severe or extensive cellulitis that spreads to involve the superficial and deep fascia, producing thrombosis of the subcutaneous vessels and gangrene of the underlying tissues. A cutaneous lesion usually serves as a portal of entry for the infection, but sometimes no such lesion is found.