Hours after eating leftovers from a restaurant, a 19-year-old was admitted to the hospital with multiple organ failure and later had both his legs and all his fingers amputated.

The Massachusetts college student had eaten rice, chicken and lo mein from a restaurant. Soon after, he felt abdominal pain and his skin turned a shade of purple, according to a report by The New England Journal of Medicine.

The teenager was admitted to a hospital for “shock, multiple organ failure, and rash”, and his condition quickly deteriorated. He experienced abnormal breathing, high blood pressure and vomiting. The student had been healthy overall with regular drinking and smoking habits, the report said.

After further tests, he was diagnosed with meningococcal purpura fulminan disease, which caused his stiff neck, nausea, respiratory collapse, shock and organ failure, according to the report. Purpura fulminan is a rare complication that comes with septic shock, which the college student experienced, according to the report.

The condition is caused by bacteria and brings symptoms such as sudden fever and vomiting. The Centers for Disease and Control Prevention warns it can “lead to death in as little as a few hours”.


Over the course of his hospital stay, his condition worsened and he developed necrosis, the death of tissue and cells. At that point, doctors had to amputate his legs and fingers, according to the report. He also needed a pacemaker for 13 days to treat his cardiac dysfunction.

Experts have warned against the dangers of improperly storing leftover rice because items such as rice and pasta contain a bacterium called Bacillus cereus. The bacteria produces a toxin when heated and left out too long, according to the CDC.

In 2008, a teenager died in his sleep after eating leftover pasta that wasn’t refrigerated overnight, a case that was reported in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

The medical team learned that although the Massachusetts student had received a first dose of the meningococcal vaccine, he never received the recommended booster. His roommate also ate the leftover food and vomited but didn’t have life-threatening reactions.

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didnt reheat...?

farkkkk

Yindia will laugh at this

is actually leftover reheated. meningococcal caused by meningitidis.

I wonder if the same thing happened with the case in Langkawi

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/02/...ged-rubbish-bin

The student had been healthy overall with regular drinking and smoking habits

The bacteria produces a toxin when heated and left out too long,

at one time during mco i have loads of frozen pasta in my freezer.

hopefully i didn't encounter such issue after consuming all of them

they said only those left outside in room temp long2 are suspect

if freezer or fridge no issue. must be those kitchen staff never keep back in fridge before serving leftover rice next day

Young commies & activists: "WHY DO RESTAURANTS AND BREAD STORES THROW AWAY FOOD INSTEAD OF DONATING TO THE POOR?? "

This news right here is why.

wtf... when fried rice, we always use overnight rice

how la?

why nobody dies also

already doing it since grandma grandma time

last last time all cook rice, then leftover will be used as fried rice for tmr

then don't throw away, ask them to collect at your store before expiry

the thing is his roommate ate at the restaurant and he threw up too, but he still dabao balik the food and put into the fridge probably he didnt throw up until he reached home.

and his roommate didnt notify him about the leftover.

this is just a case of food poisoning in restaurant. it was not prepared fresh, or somehow it gets contaminated.

This post has been edited by darkterror15: Feb 23 2022, 05:26 PM

Dah basi food
Inb4 kesian people africa that's why eat leftovers

wah this more keng than severe butolism

Wonder what raxe

rip

why machiam rip off chubbyemu