Luckett v. Heidorn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Lervoltis Luckett, a Wisconsin inmate, twice has been diagnosed with a bacterial stomach infection caused by H. pylori. See Helicobacter Pylori and Pepric Ulcer Disease, Center for Disease Control & Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/ulcer/ keytoeure.htm (last visited Mar. 28, 2014); StedmaN’s Medioal DiCtionary 790, 858-59 (28th ed.2006). H. pylori typically causes chronic stomach irritation, but each year about one percent of those infected develop a peptic ulcer. Stedman’s, supra at 859. The bacteria may lurk in the stomach indefinitely unless treated with antibiotics, and long-term…
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