A friend said he had vomited after eating the same leftovers but did not become progressively ill
The strange case of a New England college student who had both legs amputated after eating leftovers is gaining renewed attention thanks to a viral video.
According to the March 2021 edition of the New England Journal, the 19-year-old was admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Massachusetts General Hospital as a result of "shock, multiple organ failure and rash". of medicine.
On February 16, a video of the case was posted by "Chubbimu", a YouTube channel run by licensed toxicologist Dr. Bernard Hsu. Since then it has been viewed nearly 1 million times.
A 19-year-old man, identified as "JC" in a YouTube video, started experiencing stomach pain and nausea after eating rice, chicken and lo mein leftovers from a restaurant meal.
According to the magazine, he started experiencing vomiting and chills, general weakness, chest pain, shortness of breath, stiff neck and blurred vision. A few hours before his admission, his skin developed a purple discoloration.
A friend he was staying with took him to the emergency room, where he was helicoptered to the hospital. The friend said that he ate the same food and vomited but gradually did not get sick.
The man's temperature reached 105 degrees and his rate was 166 beats per minute. He reportedly developed breathlessness after being admitted to the hospital and was given oxygen.
Blood and urine tests indicated that the man had Neisseria meningitidis. According to Dr. Bernard, "When bacteria are present in the blood, the blood vessels throughout the body dilate, which lowers blood pressure and oxygen cannot reach the organs."
The man had a "prolonged hospital course" with several complications that included necrosis of the arms and legs and gangrene, amputating parts of all 10 fingers and the part below his knees.
Doctors later learned that at age 16, she had not had a booster shot of meningococcal conjugate vaccine. Despite the amputation, doctors said he had made a "relatively good recovery".