Man's flesh starts to rot off after deadly spider bite creates a giant hole in his stomach
Representational image of spider.
A British man was bitten by a tiny spider which soon made a giant hole in his stomach and started rotting off his flesh.
The 59-year-old Nigel Hunt was holidaying in the Isles of Scilly when a spider accidentally nipped on his stomach.
The window fitter didn't give it much attention while taking it as a mild irritation and continued with his daily business.
However, after a few days, he became sick and saw that the bite started growing into a giant hole.
He was taken to the hospital where it was revealed in the tests that he is suffering from necrotising fasciitis, which is also called as the 'flesh-eating disease'.
In this rare infection, the wound in the skin and soft tissues becomes infected with bacteria.
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Toxins are released by these bacteria as they continue to multiply and destroy the surrounding tissues. The doctors, in order to remove the dead fish, had to remove a section of the man's belly.
Man narrates his ordeal with flesh-eating disease
Recalling the incident, the man said, "On arriving at the airport and travelling through check-in, we made our way to departures. At this point, everything seemed to deteriorate quite quickly, from being sick in the departure lounge to having my head in a sick bag for most of the journey."
"On arrival at Sharm El Sheikh, we collected our belongings and made our way to the pharmacy for some antibiotics or something to help with the sickness. They prescribed a couple of things and the following day we went to hospital to be prescribed the same medication," he added.
"The next two days started to get worse so we went to a different hospital in Hadaba where straight away I had blood tests and ultrasound scans. Then we waited a couple of hours for the doctor to check the results. He called us in saying it was a good job we had come in because the bite was from either a false widow or a brown recluse spider," the window fitter stated.
Hunt said that the medics had informed him if he had failed to seek medical help on time, he could have died.
"If I hadn't been to the hospital for a second examination within six to 10 days, I would be dead. They haven't given me an all-clear date yet as the wound is still open and I have to have it packed every couple of days," he said.
(With inputs from agencies)