A 20-year-old amateur footballer has died following surgery at Northampton General Hospital, great Britainafter sore throat. luke abraham, from East Hunsbury, fell ill and was prescribed antibiotics for tonsillitis. The wrong diagnosis ended his life. A few days later, the young man’s health began to deteriorate, and he was taken to the hospital. Luke He said that he couldn’t take the pain anymore, and it spread to his left buttocks and didn’t let him move from the bed.

Despite calling medical services, insisting that her son’s condition was critical, his mother received a negative response. Subsequently, the young man died. An autopsy revealed that he had sepsis—Lemierre’s syndrome—and necrotizing fasciitis—a flesh-eating disease.

“When he first went to the doctor and then started complaining of leg pain, they should have done more tests (…). What is a telephone consultation with a doctor for? Doctors need to see patients in person to give the correct diagnosis, and that’s why they give the wrong diagnosis,” he said. Richard Abrahamthe young man’s father.

Julie Needham, Luke’s mother, said that they went to the hospital on Jan. 22 and they just checked him and sent him home. But at 1am they called him, telling him it was a serious case and he had a 50% chance of living.

“The doctors said that he was very bad, he had a bacterial infection and his life was in danger (…). They said it was a risky operation and they might have to amputate the leg,” Needham said.

Despite amputating his leg, his case is very serious. Luke knew that and that’s why he said: “Dad, I’ll be fine, you take care of Jake and mom.”