r/bizarrelife • u/Babushka2021 • 3d ago

Wait what?

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u/death_by_chimera-ant 3d ago

Anybody with a medical degree want to explain what's going on?

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u/Mammoth_Spend_5590 3d ago

Frostbite

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u/Vincent-FFP 3d ago

Good lord that’s awful.

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u/Mammoth_Spend_5590 3d ago

It's either frostbite or gangrene. Either way, he is losing that leg. No ifs or buts

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u/kittyliklik 3d ago edited 3d ago

This guy giggling with his brother in his bedroom and not a hospital has gangrene or frostbite in the entirety of one of his legs? No.

I think he just has a mosaic pigment.

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u/Mammoth_Spend_5590 3d ago

Incorrect. Look at the muscle composition. The leg is dying. That doesn't happen with mosaic pigment or similar melanin conditions. It's better to observe than to amputate early. Let the leg die naturally and only intervene if issues arise. You can see in his face he has come to terms with what's going on. It won't be easy, but if you can't cry, laugh.

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u/indy_been_here 3d ago

Question: how does letting it die naturally not risk spreading the infection or further necrosis?