Chinese Man Almost Dies After Popping a Pimple Causes His Lungs to Collapse
News 18Popping a pimple on his face nearly cost a Chinese man his life. The man called Chen from eastern China’s Jiangsu Province was diagnosed with double pneumonia, an infection which affected both of his lungs, after which he was immediately admitted to ICU. Dr Zhu, who treated Chen, told the media that he had a mouth infection that initially triggered double pneumonia and led to collapsed lungs. Earlier, a report was published in a health magazine called Men’s Health regarding the same where it was mentioned that popping a pimple within the area of Triangle of Death might cause some severe illness. The clinical professor of dermatology at NYU’s Langone Medical Centre, Jeremy Brauer told the magazine that the blood supply in this particular facial region makes the squeezing acne so dangerous.