ABC News : reported that Kindergartner loses leg after strep throat leads to dangerous infection

An Ohio girl is recovering after a rare complication from strep throat led to a dangerous infection, which required amputation of one leg. Her father, Matt Puma, said doctors believe the dangerous infection was caused by bacteria from her strep throat. In Tessa's case, doctors believe the strep bacteria migrated to her bloodstream, causing the dangerous infection. "They did some more tests and confirmed she had the flu and saw she had some kind of infection," Puma said. Tessa is recovering at Akron Children's Hospital but will need further surgery and additional portions of her left leg removed to help her survive.

Ohio kindergartner loses leg after strep throat, flu leads to infection

AKRON, Ohio - A Nordonia, Ohio kindergartner lost one of her legs in a rare case where strep throat and the flu manifested into a terrible infection. Her father, Matt Puma, said Tessa was diagnosed with strep throat in March even though she didn't seem to have the symptoms. Doctors told the family that the strep traveled through the girl's bloodstream to her leg and caused a serious infection. Tessa Puma, 6, of Northfield, is being treated at Akron Children's Hospital following surgery that amputated her left leg from the knee down. A few weeks later, the girl who is very active in dance and gymnastics, developed the flu and complained about pain in her arm and leg.

6-year-old dancer loses leg after strep throat leads to deadly infection

In the beginning of March, 6-year-old Tessa Puma was treated for strep throat. Puma was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis – also known as flesh-eating bacteria – which doctors believe may have been brought on by the strep throat, according to ABC News. Please enable Javascript to watch this videoNORTHFIELD, Ohio – An Ohio girl lost her leg after a bout with strep throat and the flu led to a life-threatening infection, according to WJW. On Monday evening, fellow dancers from the Center Stage Dance Studio in Northfield sent well-wishes to Puma, who her dance instructor described as a phenom. On Friday night, her leg began to swell up and her parents took her to Akron Children's Hospital, where doctors found an infection that forced them to amputate her leg.


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