Tourist on her first trip to Australia catches Buruli ulcer Carmel Rodrigo visited her daughter in Melbourne She contracted Buruli ulcer and her hand was amputated READ MORE: The six early warning signs of motor neurone disease you should NEVER ignore By Tileah Dobson For Nca Newswire Published: 14:35, 6 June 2024 | Updated: 14:50, 6 June 2024 e-mail View comments A woman's trip to visit her daughter in Melbourne has taken a dark turn after mysteriously contracting a horrifying flesh-eating disease. Carmel Rodrigo, from Sri Lanka, visited Australia for the first time and went to see her daughter Gayathri Perera and her family in Melbourne. The 74-year-old has been here since January this year and had enjoyed months of family time and taking in the sights.
Sadly, last month she began to go 'delirious' one night, according to her daughter. 'She was screaming with pain and her hand was all swollen, going slightly blue,' Ms Perera told Yahoo News. Her mother was rushed to hospital and after waiting for several hours, Mrs Rodrigo began to lose the feeling in her arm.
Carmel Rodrigo (pictured) visited Australia for the first time and went to see her daughter Gayathri Perera and her family in Melbourne in January Mrs Rodrigo (pictured with her daughter) contracted a deadly flesh-eating disease called Buruli ulcer and had to have her left hand amputated Ms Perera was told by doctors that it was an infection but they 'couldn't recognise which kind'. 'The spread was really fast. I was .
