Man Hospitalized With Severe Lung Infection After Sniffing Own Socks

Man Hospitalized With Severe Lung Infection After Sniffing Own Socks
A man a China contracted a severe lung infection after smelling his own socks. bark/Flickr CC BY 2.0
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In a bizarre case in China, a man with a habit of smelling his own socks was hospitalized with a severe lung infection.

Doctors say the man with the surname Peng from China’s south-east Fujian province received medical care after complaining about coughs and chest pains. But after a week, he was admitted to a hospital in Zhangzhou when his condition took a turn for the worse.