It is believed that the hickey caused a blood clot which traveled to his brain. The 17-year-old was attended to by an emergency medical team but died later in hospital.
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Julio Macias Gonzalez had a bruise on his neck, given to him by his 24-year-old girlfriend, according to Hoy Estado De Mexico.
His 24-year-old girlfriend has now disappeared, with fears that she may have absconded after his death.
In 2011 a 44-year-old woman was left partially paralysed after having a stroke in similar circumstances.
She lost the function of her left arm after her romantic meeting and had to be driven to a hospital.
Love bites – which are caused by one person sucking on another’s skin and bursting blood vessels – can be unsafe in exceptional cases.
The only visible injury was a faint lovebite on the right of her neck near an artery.
It is understood the suction can cause damage to a major artery in the beck, which then creates a clot that can potentially travel to the heart or brain triggering stroke.
“To my knowledge, it’s the first time someone has been hospitalised by a hickey”.
What is a love bite?
Strokes have different levels of severity and can cause paralysis and death.
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Doctors noticed a love bite on the side of her neck. The suction on the small area leads to blood vessels under the skin to burst – causing bruises on most occasions. Paramedics were unable to save him, and later attributed the incident to his hickey.
