'It can hide behind any infection': Radio presenter Carl Mullan shares experience with sepsis

"The doctor came back and sat me down, and was like ‘you’re really lucky you came into hospital when you did. Why? You’re in the early stages of sepsis’"
'It can hide behind any infection': Radio presenter Carl Mullan shares experience with sepsis

Carl Mullan: "I think even if this story just serves as a reminder to look up the symptoms of sepsis or things to look out for or to just have it in the back of your mind, I think that's worthwhile." Picture: Andres Poveda.

RTÉ radio presenter Carl Mullan has advised people to be aware of the symptoms of sepsis after what was initially a sore throat quickly turned into a “very dangerous situation” for him.

A few years back, Mullan went to the doctor with a sore throat and was initially told he had glandular fever, but a few days later, he was “in a bad way” and was sent by his doctor straight to A&E where he was told he was experiencing the early stages of sepsis, a potentially life-threatening infection.

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