Nguyen, 52, and her two older sisters all suffer from varicose veins, diabetes, and high blood pressure, conditions doctors attribute to complications from obesity.
Ms. Han, 53, experienced itchy skin, swollen legs, and lost 7 kg in one month before doctors diagnosed her with kidney failure, a complication of diabetes.
A 32-year-old mother, pregnant with twins, gave birth to one baby at 26 weeks, while the second was carried for an additional 12 weeks; both infants are now stable, in what doctors describe as an unprecedented case.
A 60-year-old Cambodian man, Chanvatey, sought treatment in Vietnam for cellulitis on the dorsum of his foot, which had progressed to deep bone necrosis, complicated by sepsis and adrenal insufficiency.
High fever, startling, lethargy, and vomiting are early warning signs of brain complications in children with hand, foot, and mouth disease that require intervention.
