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Man Hospitalized with Deadly Sepsis After Popping a Pimple on His Neck and Developing Golfball-Sized Abscess

According to the World Health Organization, sepsis is the cause of one in five deaths worldwide Geraint Mullins was 16 years old when he popped a normal pimple and wound up hospitalized with sepsis ...
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Man Hospitalized with Deadly Sepsis After Popping a Pimple on His Neck and Developing Golfball-Sized Abscess

According to the World Health Organization, sepsis is the cause of one in five deaths worldwide Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by ...