An Upper Arlington High School senior who lost both his legs to a flesh-eating bacterial infection has been upgraded to serious condition, 10TV News reported on Tuesday.
Doctors amputated Blake Haxton's legs above the knees after he was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a rare infection that spreads underneath the skin, 10TV News reported.
Haxton, 18, was coaching basketball in a recreation league tournament earlier this month when he complained about pain in his lower leg.
A short time later, doctors determined that Haxton, a highly-touted rower, had developed the infection. His legs were amputated to keep the bacteria from spreading to the rest of his body.
There is still no word on how Haxton contracted the infection.
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