Nebraska All-American Peyton Robb Wants Back on the Mat After Life-Threatening Infection
Nebraska wrestler Payton Robb is rehabbing from a life-threatening infection with his eyes on competing at Nebraska one more year.
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Nebraska wrestler Payton Robb is rehabbing from a life-threatening infection with his eyes on competing at Nebraska one more year.
WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Peyton Robb, 23, tried to shrug off 'feeling crummy' as a stomach bug. But when he collapsed and started shaking he was rushed to hospital.
Peyton Robb noticed what appeared to be an odd bruise on his shin. It turned out to be necrotizing fasciitis, an aggressive bacterial infection.
This case makes ringworm - the wrestler's bane - look like a walk in the park.
Doctors discovered Robb had necrotizing fasciitis, a bacterial infection of the tissue that eats away at healthy cells.