A woman from Italy scratched the shin at the beginning of April when she fell on the rocks while bathing in the sea. After swimming in the shallow waters of Spanish Valencia, her wound on her leg began to quickly leave and eliminate pus. When a 74-year-old old woman returned home, she headed for San Paolo hospital in Milan, where, according to her diary, doctors under her skin found a severe infection.
Doctors have explained that it was caused by a rare sea bacterium called Shewanella Putrefaciens, which can withstand antibiotics and stay deep in the body. This bacterium is known for its ability to survive in salt water and in human tissue, making it particularly dangerous for people with open wounds or weakened immune system.
Doctors used ultrasound to better see the infection that was already the size of the smartphone at that time and stretched almost 10 cm in length. It turned out that The infection was not limited to the skin surface but spread to deeper tissues below it, What often makes it difficult for her treatment. The woman got antibiotics, and underwent wound cleaning, but her symptoms did not improve.
Then they prescribed other antibiotics, but the woman dropped them after five days for side effects. Experts in the Journal of Medical Case Reports reported that Wastewater discharged from sewage purifiers and equipment that contain antibiotics and heavy metals may play a role in the development of antibiotic resistance.
Fortunately, at that time the infection has already begun to subside and the wound eventually closed. According to doctors, a woman remained persistent ankle swelling who Apparently it caused damage to the lymphatic system.
