Woman with flesh-eating bacteria misdiagnosed with the flu
When New York residents visit their doctor with a health problem, they expect to be properly diagnosed and treated. However, heath care professionals sometimes get it wrong, causing patients to needlessly suffer.For example, an Arizona woman visited her doctor on Jan. 11 for treatment of flu-like symptoms and a painful area under her arm. Her doctor diagnosed her with the flu and sent her home. Unfortunately, her pain greatly increased over the next two days. On Jan. 13, she was finally taken to the hospital and diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, more commonly known as flesh-eating" bacteria. She was rushed into surgeryAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, necrotizing fasciitis can be caused by multiple types of bacteria, including group A Streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Typically, bacteria [...]