A woman has had a finger amputated after she contracted necrotising fasciitis from a spider bite.<\/p>\n
Andrea Wallace, from Seaham in County Durham, was in a park in Sunderland when she was bitten by a false widow spider.<\/p>\n
The spider, which is the UK\u2019s most venomous, was carrying the bacteria which causes the flesh-eating disease \u2018necrotising fasciitis\u2019.<\/p>\n
The mother-of-four quickly became unwell and was rushed to hospital. Within an hour of being admitted she went into surgery as doctors tried to stop the spread of infection.<\/p>\n
Thankfully fatal complications were avoided, but her index finger could not be saved and it was eventually amputated.<\/p>\n
Ms Wallace said: \u201cThe pain was like nothing I\u2019ve been through in my life. By the time I got to hospital my finger was bursting open, there was pus, it was black. It was a right mess.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey told me if I had been two hours later I would have been dead. It was scary. It was like something out of a horror movie.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLosing my finger was a small price to pay. I could\u2019ve lost my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Timely treatment of necrotising fasciitis<\/b><\/p>\n
Necrotising fasciitis must be treated promptly or the consequences could be fatal.<\/p>\n
Fortunately in the case of Ms Wallace doctors acted quickly and her life was saved. Sadly this standard of care is not always achieved and a patient becomes critically unwell.<\/p>\n
If you or your loved one has suffered harm because necrotising fasciitis was not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner, please get in touch with us today. You could be entitled to take legal action against the medical practitioner or hospital responsible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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