An 18 yr old Indiana teenager has suffered a life threatening necrotizing fasciitis infection, resulting in the removal of one of her breasts, after a nipple piercing. It should be noted that the teenager was also diabetic.
Dr. Robert Goulet Jr., a professor at the Indiana University Cancer Center, said the piercing created an entry point for the bacteria, but the procedure likely did not cause the infection itself. Edington is diabetic, which left her susceptible to infection, he said.
Doctors diagnosed Edington, who had the piercings on Aug. 29, with necrotizing fasciitis, or gas gangrene - a rare condition that results from rapid bacteria growth and leads to tissue destruction. It is only the third documented case in the world of gas gangrene in the breast area, Goulet told The Paper of Montgomery County.
I think that is an odd statement that the procedure likely didn’t cause the infection itself, considering all of the press that MRSA and tattooing has had this year. Things that make you go hmm…
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Hsien Lei // Nov 5, 2006 at 11:18 am
Thanks for the pic. NOT.
Christina // Nov 5, 2006 at 11:19 am
Thought you would love that. It could have been worse, you know.
At least I USED a pic, right?? 
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