Press release from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health :
" The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (November 11) investigating a case of necrotising fasciitis (flesh-eating disease) involving a 51-year-old man with underlying chronic diseases.
The man, living in Tseung Kwan O, injured his left hand when handling raw crabs at home on November 8. He developed a fever, with pain and swelling in his left hand on November 9, and was admitted to Tseung Kwan O Hospital on the same day.
Surgery was performed on November 9 and 10 to remove the dead tissue. He is currently in the Intensive Care Unit in critical condition.Specimens from his wound grew Vibrio vulnificus, a type of bacteria causing necrotising fasciitis. The patient has no recent travel history. His home contacts were asymptomatic.
A CHP spokesman said necrotising fasciitis was a serious bacterial infection of the soft tissues and fascia. It could destroy tissues and cause death within 12 to 24 hours after infection."
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