{
  "id": 492481,
  "title": "A Week After Shaving, She Developed Rare Flesh-Eating Disease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/a-week-after-shaving-she-developed-rare-flesh-eating-disease",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-10T16:28:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/casestudies/obgyn/122547"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- She shaved her perineal area, then applied a topical herbal substance provided by an alternative practitioner -- but a week later, the 40-year-old woman developed aggressive necrotizing fasciitis. What ensued was a 12-week...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}