Stroke after kiss 17-year-old patient dies of fatal consequences of a hickey

Hickey leads to a blood clot in the brain
Young people smooch. Sometimes they smooch so much that a "hickey" remains. The stain also helps teens tag each other. But such a bruise can have fatal consequences. In rare cases, kissing may die from the effects of a blood clot.

A 17-year-old teenager from Mexico City has now died as a result of a hickey. According to media reports, this hickey made a blood clot, which in turn led to a fatal stroke.

Surely you had a hickey at some point. Usually a hickey has no dangerous effects on our health. Unfortunately, there are exceptions. In Mexico, a 17-year-old teenager died as a result of a hickey. He had created a blood clot that migrated to his brain and caused a fatal stroke there. (Image: Klaus Eppele / fotolia.com)

Hickey is the trigger for a fatal stroke
Julio Macias Gonzalez got a very special gift from his girlfriend. As proof of her love she provided her boyfriend with a so-called hickey in the early evening. Unfortunately, this hickey made a blood clot. This migrated to the brain and probably caused a fatal stroke, say the medics.

What is a hickey and how does it come about??
A hickey is created by sucking on the partner's skin. Through this process, the blood vessels burst and a so-called Knutschfleck arises, explain the experts. This type of bruising can persist for up to two weeks. Frequently, hickeys are made on the partner's neck. Such Knutschflecke are then usually hidden by those affected by make-up, a scarf or a turtleneck sweater. Apart from the dangers of blood clots and fatal strokes, hickeys can also cause swelling. However, these can be easily treated with an ice pack.

Paramedics are unable to save the teenager
The 17-year-old boy suddenly began to cramp over eating with the family and collapsed. Paramedics alerted by the parents tried to rescue the boy, but to no avail. Presumably, the suction during the creation of the hickey patch led to a blood clot. This then migrated into the teenager's brain and triggered a stroke there. The family blames the 24-year-old girlfriend for the death of her son.

Hickey leads to 44-year-old woman to a paralysis of the left arm
It is not the first time that a hickey has had any dangerous effects on human health. For example, in 2011, a 44-year-old woman in New Zealand had lost the mobility of her left arm following a stroke. The attending physicians discovered a faded hickey. This had led to damage to her main artery in the neck, explain the experts. Eventually, the paralysis of her arm was due to this hickey. The hickey had formed a blood clot, which had then migrated to the woman's heart. There, the clot had triggered a stroke. (As)