"Ingrown Hair on Groin Leads to Deadly Sepsis, Puts Man in Coma on Life Support"

A man developed sepsis and was left in a coma and declared brain dead after trying to remove an ingrown hair from his groin, leading to a range of alarming complications including organ failure and pneumonia. After a month and multiple procedures, he emerged from his coma with no brain damage and has nearly fully recovered. Sepsis is difficult to recognize and diagnose, affecting approximately 1.7 million Americans every year, and is the third most common cause of death in US hospitals.