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Olympic champion ends up with skin like "pongo", then the resounding discovery

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A mysterious photo
Lawrence Okoye, is a British athlete and an expert in the discipline of discus throwing. He has participated in the London and Tokyo Olympics and is a former NFL (the U.S. American football league) player in the ranks of the San Francisco 49ers. Last December he posted this strange photo on his tiktok profile.
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The time when he was almost joking
"It looks like I am made of plasticine!" wrote Lawrence Okoye. Indeed, that was precisely the effect his right leg recalled when pressed with his thumb. Instead of immediately resuming its original shape, in fact, the skin of the tibia remained pressed inward, thus forming a series of "holes."
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Another truth
But in fact Lawrence Okoye later discovered that her strange "pongo" skin was hiding an ugly truth. The athlete said he discovered he was suffering from a skin infection called "cellulitis."
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Not the classic cellulite
Warning. This is not the most common cosmetic cellulitis, but rather an inflammation of the subcutaneous connective tissue caused by bacteria that have penetrated inside the skin from open wounds. An issue that, if left untreated with antibiotics, in severe cases can lead to extensive necrosis, abscesses, or even septicemia, with all the attendant safety risks.
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Danger averted
The story dates back to early December, but by the mechanisms of social media it has gone viral only in the last few hours. Fortunately, the development of the infection was treated before the onset of further symptoms. To prove it, a third and final video with which the sportsman made it known two weeks later that he had gotten rid of the problem.
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