After five days of applying medication for chest acne, 5-year-old Lien developed a mild fever and was diagnosed with a bacterially infected sebaceous cyst.
Ms. Ngoc, 52, who had diabetes but stopped her medication, experienced severe swelling on the right side of her face three days after scratching her ear with a metal object.
Eight-year-old Tan fell into a shallow pond, sustaining a puncture wound to his left thigh from a wooden branch, which subsequently swelled, formed an abscess, and began to leak fluid.
Mr. Tam, 72, was bitten by a dog on his right finger and had received a rabies vaccination. However, the wound became widely infected, and during his examination, he discovered he had diabetes.
