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Tiny Cut Triggers Infection Leads Death - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 15th Feb, 2008 - 8:28pm
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Tiny Cut Triggers Infection That Leads To Death
WOW, I feel so sorry for this teen and his family who wasn't aware of his illness. This is just shocking for anyone.
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| A U.K. teen, who unknowingly suffered from a rare condition that affects just one in four million people, died after contracting an infection from a tiny cut on his finger, it is reported by the Daily Mail. Matthew Corbett, 18, cut his ring finger while vacationing with his family in Spain and contracted a minor infection, according to the report. At the time Corbett was unaware he suffered from aplastic anemia, a condition in which bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to replenish older blood cells. People with the condition have lower counts of all three blood cell types: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. The condition prevented Corbett's body from fighting the infection from the cut and it quickly spread up his arm, according the Daily Mail.... |
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