Tennessee piano star has hands AMPUTED after flu-like illness

• Mathías Uribe had to have both hands and feet amputated after septic shock
• They put him on a life support machine but his limbs did not receive enough blood.
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A teenage piano star Tennessee His hands and feet were removed after a flu-like illness caused a deadly immune overreaction.

Mathias Uribe, 14, of Sumer County, fell ill with what seemed like a normal cold in mid-June, but within weeks he could barely breathe and was rushed to the emergency room.

Doctors diagnosed him with toxic shock syndrome, which occurs when infections release toxins into the bloodstreamwhere they spread to organs and cause damage.

When his lungs began to fail, he was put on life support, but his body struggled to pump blood properly, causing the skin on his limbs to rot and gangrene, forcing doctors to amputate all four of his limbs.

Mathías’ mother, Catalina Uribe, said it is “very difficult” to watch videos of him running and playing the piano since he cut them off. ‘BBut at the same time, I look at him and think, ‘He’s here,'” she said.

Dr. Katie Boyle, an ICU pediatrician, is the head of Mathias’ care team who tried to save what they could of his limbs. Her case was “extremely rare,” she said. said WSMV.

She said: ‘Sometimes when you get the flu you give yourself a bacterial infection. But even then, most kids don’t get as sick as Mathias.

Mathias suffered from streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, caused by the group A streptococcus bacteria, which is commonly found in the throat and on the skin and is usually benign.

When a person’s immune system is already weakened by an infection, it leaves them vulnerable to relatively harmless bacteria.

Mathias’ ordeal took a turn on June 30 when he was rushed to the hospital and went into cardiac arrest.

He was flown to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, where there was a life support machine.

After 20 days of intense treatments, doctors broke the news to Mathias’ parents that his hands and feet would have to be amputated.

While the life support machine saved his life during the 12 days he was on it by supplying blood to his major organs, his extremities had not received enough blood flow in that time.

When a limb is deprived of blood flow and oxygen for too long, the tissue can die and become infected. If the damage is severe, amputation may be necessary.

Furthermore, wWhen someone has sepsis, the inflammation causes the blood to clot and thicken, making it difficult to circulate through the body. Because nutrients cannot reach the tissues of the hands, arms, toes, feet, and legs, the body’s tissues begin to die, which can lead to gangrene.

This dead tissue must be removed because it can cause the infection to spread. If the gangrenous area is small enough, the surgeon may be able to remove enough to stop the spread. However, if the damage is extensive, amputation may be necessary.

On July 21, Mathias’ medical team amputated his left leg below the knee. Four days later, he had his right leg amputated just below the knee. He had his hands removed just above the wrist on August 1.

Sepsis is a medical emergency that health experts call a “silent killer.” It is caused by the body’s extreme reaction to an infection. Sepsis occurs when chemicals released into the bloodstream to fight an infection cause inflammation throughout the body. This sets off a chain reaction that causes organs to fail.

Mathias has undergone more than a dozen surgeries but still has a couple more to go.

He is expected to remain at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for

His family is Make money to cover his medical bills and the cost of prosthetics. They hope that in time Mathias will be able to play the piano and play sports again.

“You’re going to have an amazing life,” his mother said, referencing a conversation she had with her son. ‘You’re going to MIGT. You’re going to do what you want. You have no limits because you are here Mathias, you are here.’

His father added: “I told him we’ll be your arms and legs until we figure this all out.”