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Flesh-eating disease found in Manawatu
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STACEY KIRK
Last updated 08:53 27/01/2012
A rare flesh-eating disease has been found in a Manawatu patient.
MidCentral District Health Board confirmed a patient had been treated for necrotising fasciitis, though few details were available.
The Manawatu Standard understands the patient was still in Palmerston North Hospital and had to be placed in an induced coma, but board spokesman Dennis Geddis said he was not able to release details on the matter.
"All we can confirm is we have had one case in the past three months.
"Other details about the patient regarding the timing and circumstances are confidential because they will breach privacy issues around that patient and lead to their identification," he said.
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STACEY KIRK
Last updated 08:53 27/01/2012
A rare flesh-eating disease has been found in a Manawatu patient.
MidCentral District Health Board confirmed a patient had been treated for necrotising fasciitis, though few details were available.
The Manawatu Standard understands the patient was still in Palmerston North Hospital and had to be placed in an induced coma, but board spokesman Dennis Geddis said he was not able to release details on the matter.
"All we can confirm is we have had one case in the past three months.
"Other details about the patient regarding the timing and circumstances are confidential because they will breach privacy issues around that patient and lead to their identification," he said.
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