mysterious flesh-eating virus
that has been rotting a man's face away - leaving him in agonising pain.
Huynh
Van Dat has been unable to get a proper diagnosis for his illness,
which has now left him bed bound and in constant distress. it starting by eating away his ear, leaving a huge open wound on
the side of his head. Mr
Dat, who lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has been living with the
condition for 11 years, and his health has gradually deteriorated over
time.
The 51-year-old is now no longer able to eat properly and
cannot speak, although his mind is still thought to be intact, meaning
he can still feel pain.
His wife, Huynh Thi Trieu said her
husband's condition started back in 2004 when he began getting frequent
nosebleeds at least three to four times a day.
She said:
"He was taking traditional medicines but they didn't make any difference, and then he also started to have problems with his eyes which were constantly watering."
Dat went to Hoa Hoa Hospital
for examination where doctors realised there was a problem with his
nose partition which was diagnosed as a deviated nasal septum, and
immediately operated on it.
the Pharma University and the Vietnam-France Hospital.
They
all said that he had had nose bridge failure which was a disease that
could be cured, but at a cost that he could not afford.
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