"Hamilton Heights Boy Nearly Paralyzed As Infection Spreads Through Body"
It seems hard to believe that such a rambunctious bundle of energy could have been near death just a few weeks ago, but back in late January, Myles Lewis had a strep infection that may or may not have started as a strep throat. Myles had a strep infection that had spread to multiple joints. “His right leg was not working very well, so in a matter of hours he would have been paralyzed,” said Abigail Allen, MD, chief of pediatric orthopedic surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital. “We have to do surgery, because antibiotics won’t get the bulk of the infection out. We had to wash it out.” It took four surgeries on Myles’ ankles, hip, and spine late on a Friday night to clean out the infection, but then it was a month in the hospital with IV antibiotics, before he was out of the woods. Learn more.