re: Woman dies after contracting flesh-eating bacteria, Husband blames delayed diagnosis

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The antibiotic and heating pad diagnosis screams lazy, possible negligent practice though.

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Sounds like an abscess. If it's not ready to be drained, that's the treatment. Warm compresses with antibiotics (assuming some cellulitis).

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The antibiotic and heating pad diagnosis screams lazy, possible negligent practice though.

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A "kind of painful pimple" is not uncommon. Necrotizing fasciitis is rare. I'd be interested to hear statistics on early detection that avoids the need for hospital care with extensive debridement.

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The antibiotic and heating pad diagnosis screams lazy, possible negligent practice though.

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How would you have treated it Dr. House?

This sounds like classic Monday morning quarterbacking. I love how people expect nothing bad to happen if a doctor is around, all while complaint that they make too much and healthcare is too expensive. life still happens. shite still happens. Do you honestly expect to never hear of someone dying from an infection?

If every doctor started culturing and treating every butt pimple with the most expensive antibiotics y’all would be screaming even louder how expensive healthcare is and medicine shouldn’t cost this much.