Brazilian Model Who Lost Hands, Feet Dies

Health officials say a Brazilian model whose feet and hands were amputated because of an infection has died.

Officials said in a statement early Saturday that 20-year-old Mariana Bridi's condition deteriorated overnight. She died at 2:30 a.m.

The Espirito Santo State Health Secretariat said in the statement she died from complications related to a generalized infection. It was caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is known to be resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics.

The 20-year-old beauty - who was twice a finalist in the Brazilian stage of the Miss World pageant - suffered a generalized infection that forced the amputation of her hands and feet because the flow of oxygen to her limbs was reduced.

Her feet were amputated last week, and earlier this week doctors were forced to surgically remove her hands.

Bridi also underwent surgery to have part of her stomach removed as doctors tried to contain internal bleeding, local media said.

Bridi had been in the hospital in the city of Serra in southeastern Brazil since Jan. 3. Bridi fell ill in December and doctors originally diagnosed her with kidney stones, local media said. But her condition worsened and she was then diagnosed with a urinary tract infection that spread.