A 50-year-old woman in Hunan was scratched while feeding ducks at home. What happened afterwards? It is understood that the woman is in her fifties this year. She was accidentally scratched by a duck while feeding it, and then she developed symptoms of redness and erosion. Because the woman took it seriously, she went to the hospital a few days later and was finally diagnosed as necrotizing fasciitis.
What is necrotizing fasciitis?
Necrotizing fasciitis is a disease caused by bacterial infection. Bacterial infection will invade subcutaneous tissue and fascia layer, leading to fascia necrosis and subcutaneous tissue necrosis. If the serious sequelae of infection are not treated and controlled in time, it will cause poisoning symptoms of infection.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a special infectious disease. Most patients will have symptoms such as shock, bleeding, hypotension and loss of consciousness after being infected. Necrotizing fasciitis is more lethal to patients. Once the infection is diagnosed, it should be treated as soon as possible to prevent other complications.
According to the doctor, the woman's necrotizing fasciitis was not treated in time after being bitten by a duck, which led to bacteria entering the tissue and causing local infection. At present, the woman's condition is quite serious, which has led to complete necrosis of the whole limb. Therefore, doctors suggest that when you are bitten or scratched by animals, you should deal with the wound or seek medical treatment in time, and don't treat it lightly.
After being scratched by an animal, how to correctly handle the wound? After being scratched by an animal, the wound should be cleaned immediately, and the wound can be thoroughly washed with hydrogen peroxide or physiological saline. Then if the wound is deep, it needs to be washed repeatedly, washed with some saliva, and disinfected with some iodophor water or alcohol. After being scratched or bitten by an animal, you should closely observe the symptoms of the wound. When you find that the wound has symptoms of redness and erosion, you must go to the hospital for medical treatment to avoid more serious injuries.
The doctor reminded that no matter whether you are bitten by any kind of animal, you should treat the wound as soon as possible after being bitten, and then go to the hospital for treatment or timely vaccination. The woman was scratched by the duck this time, not because the duck was so fierce, but because the wound was not treated in time, and the infection was aggravated, leading to serious consequences.