Sunday, January 29, 2012

'Flesh-eating' bug case causes concern

A patient in Palmerston North is the latest in New Zealand to be treated for a rare and potentially lethal "flesh-eating" bug.

MidCentral District Health Board this morning confirmed a patient had been admitted to Palmerston North Hospital with necrotising fasciitis, a disease which eats away at deep skin tissue, in the last three months.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10781554

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