When MRSA infections go deeper than the top layers of the skin and begin to infect other parts of the body, more serious symptoms can occur and can be fatal. One of these is purpura fulminans. Early on, this sign looks like purpuric rashes -- red or purple spots that do not turn white under pressure. These types of lesions can also start as red, distinct areas, but then become blue-black, signifying tissue death. They can also become painful, dark, raised, and blistered as the tissue dies.

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