2023-07-24 20:26:54
What was initially thought to be a severe flu developed into a bitter nightmare for Michael Kohlhof (35). The American was admitted to the emergency room in San Antonio TX last month.
At first his symptoms were thought to be severe flu. This is what his mother J’Leene Hardaway writes on the donation platform “GoFundMe”. A short time later, the 35-year-old suffered septic shock and was taken to the intensive care unit.
His condition worsened by the minute. Within 24 hours, Kohlhof was put on a ventilator. He also received dialysis. He was also given antibiotics, vasopressors (medicines that support blood pressure) and painkillers.
The drugs and machines were what kept Michael Kohlhof alive. Because his organs began to fail to an increasing extent.
It went so far that on June 20 it was even said that the mother should call the relatives so that they could say goodbye to Michael. As J’Leene Hardaway tells, the relatives should come from all parts of the country.
As the brother reported to the US news channel “Kens5”, the doctors were concerned that Michael could be brain dead. Out of nowhere, after 11 days of intensive medical treatment, Kohlhof was on the up again.
So he could breathe on his own again. However, the disease left severe marks. Dry gangrene developed on his hands and feet as a result of the vasopressor treatment.
Since he could no longer be treated, the doctors were forced to amputate his hands and parts of his feet. In retrospect, the reason for the septic shock also became clear. The 35-year-old suffered from a type of typhoid fever, which was triggered by a single flea bite.
After a rash around the site of a flea bite, people would typically see a doctor. In this case, Kohlhof initially had no symptoms – and then it was already too late.
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