Olympic athlete Lawrence Okoye
A skin infection that might be life threatening if not treated quickly
After the Olympic athlete, Lawrence Okoye, published in a video clip on the “Tik Tok” website, how his leg turned into something like dough when pressed, he later discovered that he had a serious illness.
The media and social media pioneers reported the athlete’s condition, although he published the video a while ago.
In the video, Okoye is shown squeezing his leg, leaving marks like pits, as if his skin had turned into pulp.
Two weeks following the video was posted, the 31-year-old revealed that he had cellulitis, a skin infection that can be treated with antibiotics, but can be life-threatening if not treated quickly.
Cellulitis can lead to more serious diseases, such as sepsis and the need for amputation in some cases.
“I had an infection called cellulitis, which is basically bacteria that get into your body from an open wound,” Okoye said in another video.
And according to what Al Arabiya.net read regarding cellulitis, it does not usually spread from person to person, and it is an infection that affects the deeper layers of the skin, and is often caused by bacteria that live naturally on the surface of the skin. The risk of cellulitis increases in the following cases:
• An injury, such as a cut, fracture, burn or scrape
• Having a skin disease, such as eczema, athlete’s foot, or herpes zoster
• Participation in contact sports, such as wrestling
• Diabetes or a weak immune system
• Chronic swelling of the arms or legs (lymphedema)
• Intravenous drug use
Signs and symptoms of cellulitis include:
Redness, swelling and pain
• Feeling of heat in the affected skin
• Fever and chills
• swollen lymph nodes or glands
• Rapid heartbeat or rapid breathing
• As well as purple spots on the skin, but it may be less clear on brown or black skin, in addition to feeling dizzy or fainting.
If left untreated, cellulitis can quickly become a life-threatening condition. Treatment usually includes the use of antibiotics. In severe cases, you may need to stay in the hospital and receive antibiotics intravenously (intravenously).