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| This Man Had to Have His Arm Amputated After Eating Raw Seafood (foto caution) |
| 2018-08-31 |
| [NEJM via Health.com] A 71-year-old man needed his forearm amputated after eating raw seafood, according to a case report in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The unnamed man went to a South Korea emergency room after having a fever for two days and "excruciating pain" in his left hand. The cause? A dark purple blister covering much of his palm, with more swelling and discoloration on the back of his hand. Twelve hours before the blister developed, he had eaten raw seafood, according to the NEJM. How do you like your seafood? Well cooked please, thanks for asking. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 The patient "had a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension and was undergoing hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease." I suspect he contaminated a lesion on his hand when preparing and eating the seafood. His preexisting condition would explain the catastrophically fast progress of the infection. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-08-31 08:02 |
| #1 Right, you eat poisonous staff and - instead of systemic response - get something on your palm. Tell it to the marines ... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-08-31 06:17 |