Evelyn Ford walked over to Chuck Doyle and squatted down. She put on her gloves, pulled open his clothes, and upon seeing the large patches of rotting flesh on his body, she felt her stomach turn.
This was a classic case of pemphigus. Pemphigus is an autoimmune skin disease that tends to affect middle-aged and elderly people. When the body's immune system goes haywire, it causes blisters and bullae to form on the skin, accompanied by erosion, seepage, infection, and pain or itching. Moreover, many patients also develop ulcerative erosions on their oral mucosa.
The slightest touch on the ulcerated areas caused unbearable pain. The body lost protein rapidly, leading to a drastic drop in weight over a short period.
Evelyn Ford pressed her lips together and said nothing. Without any medical equipment, any diagnosis she could make with her naked eye felt utterly powerless.
