Former Olympian's 'nasty' skin disease battle

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Former British Olympian Lawrence Okoye has posted to TikTok a 'nasty' video of his conflict with a perchance deadly tegument condition.

The video showed Okoye, who competed successful the London Games successful 2012 successful the discus, pressing into his leg, which near disposable depressions successful his shin that did not instantly rebound back.

In a consequent video, helium revealed helium had been diagnosed with cellulitis, which helium said developed aft helium "smashed up" his limb successful the weeks prior.

According to Health Direct, a Federally-funded wellness website, cellulitis is simply a "bacterial corruption of the skin, which tin go superior if not treated rapidly with antibiotics".

It besides astir commonly affects the little limb - arsenic it did with Okoye.

In worst cases, bacteria from the corruption tin dispersed into the humor watercourse and make sepsis, which tin beryllium fatal.

"A ton of radical were trying to archer maine I had bosom illness oregon liver disease, kidney disease, crab and diabetes but evidently that's not the case," helium said successful his adjacent video.

"Those brainsick holes that were successful my limb nary longer exist."

Okoye finished 12th and past successful the discus lawsuit successful London, with a champion propulsion of 61.03m - much than 7m shy of German Robert Harting's gold-winning effort of 68.27m.

After the London Games, helium had a ace astatine the NFL and signed respective signifier contracts but ne'er played a game.

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