Your patient is complaining about severe pain from a minor scratch on his arm. His medical history includes type 2 diabetes and hypertension. He is agonizing over the pain in his arm. You should suspect:

A) dry gangrene.
B) necrotizing fasciitis.
C) infectious cellulitis.
D) ankylosing spondylosis.

Answer: B

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