necrotising fasciitis

Two Women Treated For ‘Flesh-Eating Bug’ At Irish Maternity Hospital

Two Women Treated For ‘Flesh-Eating Bug’ At Irish Maternity Hospital

Two women were treated for a rare flesh eating disease at Letterkenny University Hospital in Donegal this summer.  Both maternity unit patients developed Necrotising Fasciitis, a fast-spreading bacterial skin infection that kills the body’s soft tissue. In serious cases, the disease can lead to limb loss and can potentially be life-threatening. The hospital said the […]

10 years ago