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Woman could lose both her legs after gnat bite 13 years ago

Fun VLOG May 24, 2022
Jorja Austin developed a rare skin condition following the bite (Picture: SWNS)

An Essex mum-of-two has been told she could lose both of her legs thanks to a tiny insect bite more than decade ago.

Jorja Austin, 40, developed a rare skin condition after being bitten by a gnat on her right leg while mowing the lawn in 2009.

Now a life-threatening bout of sepsis has led to warning from doctors that her two lower limbs may have to be amputated – though she remains hopeful of avoiding that fate.

She spent three weeks in hospital after being rushed in with sepsis and fell into a coma.

Jorja’s original bite had never healed following the incident 13 years ago in Basildon – even though it was just ‘pinhole’ size.

Two years later, the former admin assistant was diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare skin condition that causes excruciating ulcers.

Horrifying pictures show the extent of Jorja’s injuries and the pain she endures.

Jorja Austin.See SWNS story SWCAgnat. Woman to lose both legs after tiny GNAT insect bit her 13 years ago - leaving her now unable to walk. Jorja Austin, of Basildon, is being cared for at Basildon Hospital after suffering with a life-threatening bout of sepsis.The 40-year-old has pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare condition that causes large, painful sores to develop on her skin. Her family say it was triggered by a gnat bite on one leg, before the disease spread to her other leg.
The mum-of-two’s children were taken out of her care because of her failing health (Picture: SWNS)
Jorja Austin's legs - which suffer from pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare condition that causes large, painful sores to develop on her skin. See SWNS story SWCAgnat. Woman to lose both legs after tiny GNAT insect bit her 13 years ago - leaving her now unable to walk. Jorja Austin, of Basildon, is being cared for at Basildon Hospital after suffering with a life-threatening bout of sepsis.The 40-year-old has pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare condition that causes large, painful sores to develop on her skin. Her family say it was triggered by a gnat bite on one leg, before the disease spread to her other leg.
Jorja suffers from pyoderma gangrenosum (Picture: SWNS)
Jorja Austin's legs - which suffer from pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare condition that causes large, painful sores to develop on her skin. See SWNS story SWCAgnat. Woman to lose both legs after tiny GNAT insect bit her 13 years ago - leaving her now unable to walk. Jorja Austin, of Basildon, is being cared for at Basildon Hospital after suffering with a life-threatening bout of sepsis.The 40-year-old has pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare condition that causes large, painful sores to develop on her skin. Her family say it was triggered by a gnat bite on one leg, before the disease spread to her other leg.
The condition causes large, painful sores to develop on her skin (Picture: SWNS)

She explained: ‘I’ve been in agony for 13 years. At one point I could see my leg tendons.

‘There’s a risk that my legs will have to be amputated.

‘But the doctors have said that the sepsis may heal so I might be able to get plastic surgery instead.

‘I’m just hoping the wounds will get better. Fingers crossed it will all turn around.’

Doctors at Basildon Hospital are now keeping dressings on her lower legs, which are almost red raw from painful ulcers.

Jorja Austin's legs - which suffer from pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare condition that causes large, painful sores to develop on her skin. See SWNS story SWCAgnat. Woman to lose both legs after tiny GNAT insect bit her 13 years ago - leaving her now unable to walk. Jorja Austin, of Basildon, is being cared for at Basildon Hospital after suffering with a life-threatening bout of sepsis.The 40-year-old has pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare condition that causes large, painful sores to develop on her skin. Her family say it was triggered by a gnat bite on one leg, before the disease spread to her other leg.
Jorja suffered a recent bout of sepsis and fell into a coma (Picture: SWNS)
Jorja Austin's legs - which suffer from pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare condition that causes large, painful sores to develop on her skin. See SWNS story SWCAgnat. Woman to lose both legs after tiny GNAT insect bit her 13 years ago - leaving her now unable to walk. Jorja Austin, of Basildon, is being cared for at Basildon Hospital after suffering with a life-threatening bout of sepsis.The 40-year-old has pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare condition that causes large, painful sores to develop on her skin. Her family say it was triggered by a gnat bite on one leg, before the disease spread to her other leg.
She was hospitalised 13 years after the initial incident (Picture: SWNS)

Looking back on the original bite, she recalled: ‘I was in the garden cutting the grass and I literally had four tiny bites on my leg, just like pinholes.

‘One bite never healed up. When I went to the doctors they said it was fine but it just got bigger and bigger.

‘I was just one of those unlucky people.’

Her two children, aged 12 and 16, were put into social care as their mother’s health began to fail – with authorities ruling that her health meant she could not care for them.

But sister Paige Austin said: ‘She (Jorja) is the strongest person we know and has been the rock in our family.

‘She’s still going strong but no one should be like this at the age of 40.’

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