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Mom Thought She Had a Boil. Then She Vomited 'Black Tar', Ended Up in a Coma from Flesh-Eating Disease

Caroline Fonjock needed emergency surgery after she developed an aggressive case of the flesh-eating disease that left her leg looking 'like roadkill'

NEED TO KNOW Caroline Fonjock underwent emergency surgery after a boil on her leg turned out to be necrotizing fasciitis The rare flesh-eating disease can kill soft tissue quickly and is fatal in about 1 in 5 cases Fonjock hopes sharing her story wil... [3191 chars]

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