The Brief
- A Phoenix man, Sergio Moreno Moran, required the amputation of his right arm after a wrist injury and subsequent surgery awakened a previously unknown, dormant case of Valley Fever in his body.
- The infection spread despite numerous surgeries, leading to the rare procedure; while the amputation marks a difficult change, his wife, Jennifer Pena Moreno, expressed relief that the years of uncertainty may finally be over.
PHOENIX – A Phoenix man is adjusting to life without his right arm after a case of Valley Fever he never knew he had led to the need for amputation.
What we know:
In 2022, when Sergio Moreno Moran popped his wrist at his demolition job, he and his wife, Jennifer Pena Moreno, thought the resulting surgery and recovery would be straightforward.…