Untreated, a bacterial infection in the skin can become dangerous ... A bubble of fluid collects to cushion the wound and give the skin underneath time to heal. The bubble or dome of your blister ...

These include heart disease, kidney disease, and eye problems. If an untreated wound becomes infected, the infection may spread locally to muscle and bone. Doctors call this osteomyelitis.

Slow wound healing and related complications are common in diabetes. Compromised blood circulation and nerve damage are among the causes of delayed recovery in people with diabetes. Foot ulcers ...

According to state inspectors, the immediate cause of death was MRSA cellulitis — a dangerous skin infection that stems from staph bacteria — caused by the open wound. A second nurse aide ...

A 71-year-old man died after an infected pressure wound was left for months without proper treatment in an aged care home. A surgeon who treated him just before he died in 2019 was so concerned he ...

If left untreated, the often-infected wounds eat through the skin and into the muscle. In the worst cases, they travel to a person’s bone, requiring amputation of a limb or digit. XYLAZINE IN ...

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania -- A Pittsburgh teenager wound up in a medically induced coma due to a urinary tract infection that reportedly went untreated. Katie Sullivan, 18, had lower back pain for ...

According to state inspectors, the immediate cause of death was MRSA cellulitis — a dangerous skin infection that stems from staph bacteria — caused by the open wound. A second nurse aide ...