31-year-old man dies after ignoring new tattoos warnings

​A 31-year-old man died after swimming with a fresh tattoo and developing sepsis.

The unidentified Hispanic man reportedly ignored the advice of people who told him to wait two weeks before going into pools or bodies of water.

After being exposed to subsequent amounts of seawater, the man’s tattoo became contaminated and he developed a fever, chills and a rash. His condition then deteriorated and he was admitted to hospital – by which time his leg was purple – with suspected Vibrio vulnificus infection. Doctors reportedly believed his history of heavy drinking had left him more susceptible to the infection due to the weakness in his liver.

Within 24 hours he was on life support after his body began to attack its own organs and he suffered organ failure, according to the British Medical Journal Case Report.

Despite battling septic shock for two weeks, his kidneys failed completely and he tragically succumbed to the infection.

Agencies/Canadajournal