HCM City, June 25 -- Doctors at City International Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully treated a 52-year-old Cambodian man suffering from Whitmore's disease, caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, often referred to as the "flesh-eating" bacteria. The patient was admitted to the hospital with severe respiratory failure, high fever, blood clotting, liver and lung damage, and an abscess near the left groin. Diagnosed with severe septicemia, pneumonia, and multiple organ failure, he was in critical condition with a high risk of imminent death. Upon admission, he was immediately placed in intensive care. Doctors identified the case as severe septicemia affecting multiple organs, with cellulitis and risk of deep muscle ab...