11 Year Old Girl Suffering From Red Raw Skin From "Snake Bites"
Doctors in Ndola, close to the Democratic Republic of Congo border, diagnosed her with necrotising fasciitis (NF) when she eventually arrived in a 'critical condition'. Medics who treated her saw a 'patchy brown' rash across her body, alongside 'foul-smelling' skin blisters and visible bite marks in her left forearm.
The unidentified 11-year-old, from a rural part of Zambia, was originally nipped on the arm and went to local healers for 'traditional' remedies.
She needed hospital treatment the next day when her left arm turned dark in colour and the 'throbbing' pain in her limb became worse, spreading to her chest.
Concerned medics decided to transfer her to a city hospital 50miles (80km) away, although, for reasons unknown, it took her six days to get there.
They diagnosed it as NF and worked tirelessly to stop the flesh-eating bug from taking hold, amid fears it would kill her or leave her needing an amputation.
NF, more commonly known as 'flesh-eating disease', is a rare but extremely vicious bacterial infection. The girl needed skin grafts to 20 per cent of her body.
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