Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Spider Bite Victim or MRSA Victim

There is a very sad story coming out of Montana about the death of a 10-year-old child dying from an infected spider bite.  And I've heard this story all too often before.

10-year-old dies after spider bite - CBS 5 - KPHO

There are so many medical questions with this story.

If the story is accurate, how does a medical staff think a skin infection is all of sudden a growth of cancer?

Did they even do a swab test for MRSA?

Deadly MRSA infections are oftentimes misdiagnosed by doctors as infected spider bites from a brown recluse.  MRSA infections require immediate care and treatment, yet patients are oftentimes sent home.

My thoughts are with this child, his family and his community...

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