This Man Had to Have His Arm Amputated After Eating Raw Seafood
Vibrio vulnificus bacteria are notorious for lurking in uncooked fish. Here's how sushi lovers can stay safe.
Sarah Klein August 29, 2018
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.
https://www.health.com/food/hand-amputated-vibrio-seafood
