After attempting to extract an ingrown hair from his leg, a man fell into a coma and was subsequently pronounced brain dead.
Michelle, Steven Spinale’s sister, who has been documenting his near-death encounter on TikTok, revealed that Steven, hailing from Texas, was diagnosed with severe sepsis due to the infection in late 2022, posing a potentially fatal threat.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sepsis is a critical medical emergency that occurs when an existing extreme infection sets off a chain reaction throughout the body, posing a life-threatening situation.
Steven’s ordeal continued to worsen, as he additionally contracted influenza A and developed double pneumonia in both lungs, alongside acute respiratory distress syndrome, during his hospitalization.
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As a husband and father, Steven contracted the illness while attempting to remove an ingrown hair from his groin area, leading to the development of the disease.
