Filipino Loses Legs to Flesh-Eating Disease in Australia

World News MavsCorner April 05, 2017

Image Courtesy: Jeffmarey Pareja

A Pinoy visited his relatives in Australia and got effected by a flesh-eating disease and had his leg cut-off.

According to her daughter - Jeffmarey Pareja, his dad-Mr. Terry Pejan, 65, was being bitten by an insect and was not really alarmed until he felt discomfort, after few hours, his right foot began to hurt and then swell eventually. They went to a clinic after 2-days because it happened on a weekend then. The result was very alarming, they found out that the insect the bit her dad was very poisonous.

Mr. Pejan was then rushed to the nearest hospital to get the necessary treatment at the Horham Hospital, and the doctors diagnosis was necrotising fasciitis. This means that it's a very serious bacterial skin infection that spreads quickly and kills the body's soft tissue. The doctors decided to cut-off the right leg immediately.

He was rushed and got airlifted on his way through Melbourne hospital (The Alfred hospital) because its really fatal - Jeffmarey on her post on gofundme

They need more than $30,000 for the expenses and they really need help, that made her decide to share the story to gofundme and raised more than $20,000.

KNOW MORE ABOUT Necrotizing Fasciitis

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive inflammatory infection of the fascia, with secondary necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues. The speed of spread is directly proportional to the thickness of the subcutaneous layer. Necrotizing fasciitis moves along the fascial plane. [1]

[2]Many people who get necrotizing fasciitis are in good health before they get the infection.

Your risk of getting this infection is higher if you:

Have a weak immune system.
Have chronic health problems such as diabetes, cancer, or liver or kidney disease.
Have cuts in your skin, including surgical wounds.
Recently had chickenpox or other viral infections that cause a rash.
Use steroid medicines, which can lower the body's resistance to infection.