What Are the Symptoms of Necrotizing Fasciitis

What Are the Symptoms of Necrotizing Fasciitis?

The first symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis may not seem serious. Your skin may become warm and red, and you may feel as if you’ve pulled a muscle. You may even feel like you have the flu. You may also develop a painful, red bump, which is typically small. However, the red bump doesn’t stay small. The pain will become worse, and the affected area will grow quickly.

There may be oozing from the infected area, or it may become discolored as it decays. Blisters, bumps, black dots, or other skin lesions might appear. In the early stages of the infection, the pain will be much worse than it looks.

Other symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis include:

• fatigue
• weakness
• fever with chills and sweating
• nausea
• vomiting
• dizziness
• infrequent urination