Idaho youngster survives flesh-eating bacteria that doctors once feared would kill him
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An Idaho boy has returned home after a terrifying bout with a flesh-eating bacteria that doctors feared would kill him.
Slade Dill, an eighth-grader at Dietrich School near Twin Falls, was playing tag at school Sept. 18 when he cut his knee.
The Twin Falls Times-News (http://tinyurl.com/oxrmy59) reports what initially appeared to be "no big deal" became far worse: Slade's leg began to swell, and CT scans showed the infection had spread to his abdomen and chest.
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Doctors quickly flew him to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, where he was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis.
A runner, Slade could have lost his leg.
But doctors didn't amputate — because they didn't expect him to live.
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Slade defied their expectations and is projected to make a complete recovery.
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Information from: The Times-News, http://www.magicvalley.com