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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Oliver O'Connell

Woman left with half a skull after sinus infection

TikTok / @natasha_gunther

A martial arts instructor was left with half her skull after emergency surgery to save her life from a sinus infection that spread around her brain.

Natasha Gunther, 25, of San Francisco had to have 5.5 inches (14cm) of bone removed to stop a mass pushing against her brain.

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