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What are the most common symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis?
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Several: Patients may have fever, redness and swelling over the affected area, but pain which is significantly out of proportion to the apparent extent of disease is often a tipoff to the disease and when suspected, rapid imaging studies, usually with MRI is warranted.
Answered 6/8/2015
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