Woman says she contracted flesh-eating bacteria after manicure at nail salon
Meredith/CNN) — A Tennessee woman said a trip to the nail salon turned into a nightmare after she developed a flesh-eating bacterial infection.
Jayne Sharp told WATE-TV that her thumb got nicked while she was getting a manicure at the Jazzy Nail Bar in Knoxville earlier this year.
Two hours after she left the salon, Sharp said her thumb started throbbing. She then developed flu-like symptoms.
By the next morning, her condition worsened and the swelling had made it all the way up her elbow. She went to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis — a rare but deadly bacterial infection that destroys tissue under the skin.
“Doctors said if I hadn’t gotten to the emergency room when I did, that I wouldn’t be here,” Sharp said.
She underwent multiple surgeries and almost lost her hand, CBS News reported.
Sharp said her thumb is still numb, and she often feels a tingling sensation in two of her fingers. It’s a daily reminder of what she went through earlier this year.
“There are so many girls and guys that go to salons to get manicures and pedicures, and they have no idea what can happen to them,” she said. “Oftentimes throughout the day, because I cannot feel everything with my arm and hand, I am reminded of that horrible time. But I’m very grateful that I lived through it when some don’t.”
Sharp said she is now considering legal action.
Jazzy Nail Bar has not released a statement on the matter.
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