10 Causes of Necrotizing Fasciitis

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Cause #5: Organ Transplant

Organ transplant refers to the procedure where an organ is removed from a donor and placed in another individual as a replacement. Both the donor and recipient can be at the same place or organs can also be transported to another location for transplant.

Organ transplant can involve the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, intestine, thymus, tendons, bones, heart valves, cornea, skin, veins, nerves, and bone marrow, among others. One key area after transplant is to ensure that transplant rejection does not occur. This means that patients will have to use immunosuppressant drugs after the procedure. The immunosuppressant drugs weaken the immune system and predisposes the patient to various infections such as necrotizing fasciitis.

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