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A 38-year-old dairy farmer from Kerala’s Kannur lost his right hand after a bacterial infection from a fish bite turned life-threatening, and the doctors had to amputate it.

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Radiographs are also used to look for evidence of osteomyelitis in a chronic wound infection. If there is evidence of purulence in the wound, aerobic and anaerobic cultures should be obtained.

Thalassery: A young man’s right hand had to be amputated following a severe infection caused by a fish bite while cleaning a ...

Rajeesh, a dairy farmer from Madapeedika, said he was bitten by a fish, locally known ‘Kadu’, in early February. What initially seemed like a minor cut on his fingertip escalated into a ...

“We’re able to eliminate the infection, while at the same time ... I couldn't feel it." He said the chronic wound wasn’t just painful, it also ate away at his quality of life.