Man Dies After Warnings Over Tattoos

A man in his early 30's suffered an infection of his deeper layers of his skin and the underlying tissues after going for swimming in the Mexican Golf sea.

Expert advice to people with new tattoos states that they should wait at least a fortnight before engaging themselves in pools or seawater.

But the said man reportedly swam in the sea just four to five days after getting a tattoo on his right calf resulting in infection and septic shock which led to his death. 

His fresh injury became infected with flesh eating bacteria and he developed hay fever and serious rash inthe area of his tattoo, as reported. 

When his condition worsened after two days, he was rushed to the hospital where doctors saw patches on his leg had turned a bruised purple colour. 

Medics immediately suspected the Vibrio vulnificus infection which he was at a higher risk of suffering from a chronic liver disease. 

His drinking habits are believed to have weakened his liver causing him to be more expose to infections due to a decreased number of white blood cells that help fight diseases. 

Reports say the man’s organs began to fail within 24 hours and he was placed on a life support machine. 

He then remained stable for a couple of weeks before suffering septic shock, and his kidneys failed completely. 

The man died two months after his admission into hospital. The BMJ report which documented the tragic case said: “Despite aggressive initial treatment, the patient developed septic shock and died. “This case highlights the association of chronic liver disease and high mortality associated with infections of V. vulnificus . “Health providers should remain vigilant for V. vulnificus infections in patients with chronic liver disease and raw oyster ingestion or seawater exposure.” 

According to the NHS, Septic shock is a life-threatening condition that happens when blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level after an infection. 

This reduces the amount of blood and oxygen that reaches the body’s organs, stopping them working properly. 

Septic shock can occur as a complication of sepsis , a serious condition that happens when the body’s reaction to an infection damages its own tissues and organs.