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==Background==
*Patients are often much less toxic compared with necrotizing fasciitis/necrotizing myositis
*Two types:
**[[Anaerobic]] infection (clostridial and nonclostridial)
**Meleney's synergistic gangrene 
***Rare infection that occurs in postop patients
***Characterized by slowly expanding indolent ulceration that is confined to superficial fascia
***Results from synergistic interaction between S. aureus and microaerophilic streptococci

===Risk Factors===
*Trauma
*Surgical contamination
*Spread of infection from bowel to perineum, abdominal wall, or lower extremities

==Clinical Features==
*Thin, dark, sometimes foul-smelling wound drainage (often containing fat globules)
*Tissue gas formation (crepitus)

==Differential Diagnosis==
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{{Necrotizing Rashes DDX}}

==Evaluation==


==Management==
*Same as [[Necrotizing Fasciitis]]

==Disposition==
*Admit/OR

==See Also==
*[[Necrotizing soft tissue infections]]

==References==
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