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Barry Keoghan Says He Almost Died From a Rare Flesh-Eating Infection
In a new interview, Barry Keoghan revealed that he almost died of necrotizing fasciitis, a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection.
During a new interview with GQ, the Saltburn actor revealed that he developed necrotizing fasciitis — a flesh-eating bacterial infection — in 2022, just days before he filmed TheBanshees of Inisherin. Necrotizing fasciitis is an aggressive flesh-eating disease caused when “bacteria enter the body through a break in the skin.” Those with it can develop blisters, fever, fatigue, and “pain worse than a person would expect based on the wound’s appearance,” according to The Mayo Clinic. “He’s the one who sells some of the script’s more hairpin turns, who drops breadcrumbs regarding the character’s moral compromises, and makes you feel as if the more outré Freudian shocks are laced with at least a little awe.”
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