How can a blister kill you?!


Question: How can a blister kill you!?
i have a friend who is in a coma,she got a blister on her foot which has some how caused her body to shut down,she's now not breathing on her own and her kidneys have just failed , i don't understand how a blister can cause all this does any one know why or how this happens :(Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Usually blisters do not cause serious illness!. However, if a blister gets infected, the infection can spread deeper into the soft tissues and possibly into the blood!. Potential life-threatening infections include sepsis and necrotizing fasciiitis (so called "flesh eating bacteria")!.

Sepsis describes a range of symptoms that occur with widespread infection!. These include fever, high white blood cell count, rapid heart rate and breathing rate, and low blood pressure!. Sepsis can lead to organ dysfunction, including kidney failure and breathing difficulty!. Proper treatment includes prompt antibiotics and supportive care, often in the ICU!.

Necrotizing fasciitis can be caused by several bacteria, including methicillin-resistant staph aureus (MRSA)!. These bacteria may release toxins that cause low blood pressure and sepsis-like symptoms!. A rash may be present!.

Sometimes blisters may be symptoms of a more serious underlying disease!. These are less common, but can occur as allergic reactions, due to infections, with certain skin disorders, and more!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Some boils are caused by a super bug known as Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or CA-MRSA!. Bactrim or other sulfa drugs must be prescribed relatively soon after such a boil has started to form!. MRSA tends to increase the speed of growth of the infection!. The infection may cause sepsis!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

it won't have been a blister - it will have been a bed sore (they look like blisters) they can become infected and are much larger on the inside than they look on the out!.

If she was not an active preson with an unhealthy lifestyle they are a nightmare to treat - google bed sores and you will get a better picture!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

The blister itself won't kill you, but the only thing I could think of is if the blister made a weak spot in her skin for a germ to find its way in and cause an infection!.
I wish your friend all the best and my prayers are with her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

if a blister got infected with a potentially dangerous infection like septicaemia then it is possible,but rare!.I'm sorry for what your friend is going through,she is in the right place and i hope she makes a safe recovery!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It could be MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant staph infection!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

infection!.!.!.!.!.
skin cancer!.!.!.!.

tell your friend that she will make it and to fight for her life!.!.!.!.!.

im sory if that doesnt help!.!.!.!.!.!.!. :((Www@Answer-Health@Com

i'm not a doctor or anything but maybe it got infected and got into her blood stream!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

that wouldn't be a blister dear, it's something else in the form of a blisterWww@Answer-Health@Com

a bad infection that traveled maybe!? :(


I'm sorry to here that :( i hope it turns out ok!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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