SHOCKING! US man falls into coma after attempting to remove ingrown groin hair

A man developed a deadly blood infection and was left in a coma after trying to remove an ingrown hair from his groin

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A Texas man in his late 30s developed a bacterial infection after trying to remove an ingrown hair from his groin area

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He was later diagnosed with potentially fatal sepsis as a result of the infection in late 2022

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The septic shock led to several alarming complications - blood clots, pneumonia, organ failure and the lung condition ARDS

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He was then placed in a medically induced coma to try and allow his body to heal

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Doctors even declared him brain dead and gave him a 4 percent chance at survival

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He had to undergo open heart surgery, spend two weeks in a rotating bed to aid his breathing and have fluids drained from his lungs

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But after a month and numerous therapies and surgeries, he came out of his coma with no brain damage

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He has since nearly fully recovered and has returned home

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