Man has forearm amputated after catching bacterial infection from eating sushi

Man has forearm amputated after catching a bacterial infection from a sushi dish which left him with flesh rotting ulcers
UPDATED AUG 31, 2018

Warning: Graphic contentA 71-year-old man had his left forearm amputated after he was infected with a 'flesh-eating bacteria' from a sushi dish that left him with flesh rotting ulcers. A two-inch-wide blister had developed on his hand and doctors amputated his forearm to prevent further infection. 

The unnamed man was forced to take a trip to the emergency department in South Korea after he suffered from a fever for around two days.

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