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Full article and pics: There's a hole in Bohlin | Northern Territory News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.auA POLITICIAN discovers holes in his face after contracting a 'shirt collar' infection. WARNING: Graphic image
Newly elected Ross Bohlin will be scarred for life after contracting folliculitis, an infection of his hair folicles - but the former police officer is still surprisingly cheerful, according to a report in the Northern Territory News.
Mr Bohlin said the disease was probably caused by something as simple as friction from his shirt collar.
The MLA for Drysdale was visiting his 68-year-old mother in hospital in Adelaide when his face began swelling alarmingly.
Within two days, his face was bloated by 2.5cm.
"I couldn't eat or drink properly," he said. "It was frightening."
Doctors at the Flinders Medical Centre found two infected follicles - one on his jawbone and the other near his mouth.
"I was pulling out great strands of puss with tweezers from big cavities," he said.
"Believe me, it wasn't nice."
The holes were cleaned up under general anaesthetic.
- Ew :rofl:.