Bacteria woman squeezed a pimple and almost died

Dangerous bacteria infection: woman almost died because she expressed "pimples"
Pimples and blackheads are usually unpleasant companions during puberty. Unfortunately, many supposed miracle remedies do not help against the impurities and therefore the pimples are often simply expressed. A young American woman did that too. But that was a mistake: she ended up with a life-threatening infection in the hospital.

"Pimple" expressions with dangerous consequences
Blemishes are common in young people. Although some cosmetics and home remedies for pimples are available. Unfortunately, these do not always work. And so it happens that many sufferers rumpulen in the face, although it is known that one should not express blackheads and purulent pimples. Even a young woman from the USA thought nothing of it when she expressed a - supposed - pimple. But that nearly cost her her life.

After a young woman in the US put a pimple, her health deteriorated. Doctors then discovered that the supposed pimple was actually a severe case of cellulite. (Image: WavebreakMediaMicro / fotolia.com)

Face swelled and hurt
According to media reports, Katie Wright from Austin, Texas, noticed a painful spot on her eyebrows that looked like a pimple.

According to the young woman, the skin at this point has been pressed longer. After she had expressed the supposed pimple, everything became much worse.

"Within an hour, my full face swelled and hurt," the young woman wrote on Twitter. "It felt like something was going to pop out of my skin."

The American drove therefore immediately to a hospital. That was her great luck, because without treatment, the inflammation could have had dire consequences.

Bacterial infection in the face
The emergency department then found that the supposed pimple was actually a severe case of cellulite.

This bacterial infection usually affects the face. Katie had become infected with staphylococcus bacteria.

"Staphylococci are the cause of many infectious diseases in humans and animals. They can cause both food-borne poisoning and infectious diseases, "explains the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) on its website.

"They often cause purulent wound infections and other purulent infections in humans." For example, the bacteria are often responsible for inflammation in the nose.

Staphylococci can also lead to the so-called toxic shock syndrome.

Health experts are particularly concerned about the multidrug-resistant strains, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which are often resistant to antibiotics.

Life-threatening encephalitis fears
In Katie's case, doctors feared that the infection could lead to life-threatening encephalitis (brain inflammation). In addition, they were worried about the patient's eyesight.

But treatment with antibiotics quickly brought the disease under control

It was not clear how the Texan woman got infected. She herself assumes that her dirty eyebrow brushes were to blame.

The dermatologist Dr. Lisa Kellett, however, stated on the portal "globalnews.ca": "The infection can be done through make-up brushes, but usually via the hand contact."

Katie now warns other women about expressing their pimples and keeping their make-up clean. "I'm not joking when I say this is of the utmost importance," says the young woman.

Their warnings, however, are not entirely unselfish. Since her treatment cost thousands of dollars, she set up a fundraising campaign on the crowdfunding site "gofundme.com". (Ad)