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Written By: Aishwarya Iyer | Published : August 30, 2018 2:00 PM IST
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A 71-year-old Sushi lover from South Korea found himself in a disastrous plight after he had lose half of his arm as he ate a contaminated sushi. The seafood had resulted in him contracting a flesh-eating bacterial infection. 12 hours after having his favourite sushi, the man experienced excruciating pain in his hand which, swelled severely. After 2 days, he went to see a doctor.
The doctors then evaluated his condition and drained out the gold-ball sized blisters and removed the infection tissues. After removing the 3.5 cm by 4.5 cm blisters, he was given 2 intravenous antibiotics but in vain. Further tests revealed that the man had caught a vibrio vulnificus infection. It is a flesh-eating bacteria found in the ocean that causes the flesh to rot.
That is when a medical history was evaluated. He suffers from type 2 Diabetes, high blood pressure and last stage kidney disease, he also had contracted necrosis. According to various reports, the man's kidney disease and weak immunity led him to suffer from necrosis. Necrosis is a condition where the body tissues die as a result of scant blood supply to the tissues. Necrosis is particularly dangerous for anyone suffering from diabetes because the healing of rotting flesh takes longer to heal.
Due to a mix of all his conditions along side the virus, this man's left hand had to be chopped in order to stop the rotting flesh from spreading to the other parts of the body.
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