She thought it was just an allergy — a rash that spread from her neck to her arms. But soon the itching became unbearable, leaving her sleepless and covered in scratches.
One night, she felt something move under her skin. At the ER, doctors ran tests — and what they found was horrifying: a nest of tiny parasitic larvae growing inside her.
No one knew how they got there. She hadn’t traveled, hadn’t left the city. The mystery was more terrifying than the diagnosis itself.