Posted on 06/09/2023 4:47:06 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A Florida man nearly lost his leg when he contracted a nasty flesh-eating bacterial infection — after being bitten by a family member during a fight.
Donnie Adams, of Tampa Bay, developed a small, painful bump after a relative sunk their teeth into his right thigh as he attempted to break up a tussle at a family gathering in February.
Assuming it was just a harmless lesion, he took himself to get a tetanus shot and a course of antibiotics, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
However, three days later, Adams could barely walk.
The 52-year-old returned to Florida Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg and was immediately rushed into emergency surgery.
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