16-09-2023 14:30 via krqe.com

14-year-old boy loses hands, feet after 'flu-like symptoms'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJW) — The parents of a 14-year-old boy are warning others about a rare illness that started out seeming like the simple flu and turned into a nightmare.
After going to the doctor twice earlier this summer for prolonged influenza, Mathias Uribe landed in the emergency room on June 30 after his "heart stopped," his parents said in a GoFundMe campaign.He was reportedly diagnosed with pneumonia and Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which is defined by the U.S. Cente
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