Critical case at Bach Mai Hospital
The Center for Tropical Diseases - Bach Mai Hospital has just received a 48-year-old female patient with meningitis - a sepsis infection caused by brain and spinal cord. The patient lives in Ho Chi Minh City, on January 27 (28 Tet) travels by bus to Ha Nam for Tet. On February 7 (8th of Tet), the patient had symptoms of chills, then quickly became worse with symptoms of headache, nausea, fatigue, and drowsiness.
At the local hospital, the patient was taken an X-ray and initially assessed, then transferred to Bach Mai Hospital for emergency treatment. Upon admission, the patient had necrotizing bleeding spots on the skin, cloudy yellow within the spinal cord - typical signs of meningitis caused by scoliosis bacteria. Tests confirmed that the patient was infected with type B brain stem bacteria - one of the most dangerous strains.
Intensive treatment helps patients overcome critical condition
Associate Professor, Dr. Do Duy Cuong - Director of the Center for Tropical Diseases - said that as soon as he received the treatment, the patient was treated with specific antibiotics and strictly isolated. After 4 days of active treatment, the tests tested negative for scoliosis bacteria, blood test results and melasma epidemics were almost normal. Currently, the patient is stable and is expected to be discharged in the next few days.
People in close contact with the patient, including relatives and health care workers, were also given preventive medicine. At the same time, the Center for Tropical Diseases has notified the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and the CDC of Ha Nam to investigate the epidemic and prevent the risk of spreading in the community.
Warning about meningitis caused by brain mobiliosis
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Do Duy Cuong, meningitis caused by spinal cord bacteria is a dangerous infectious disease, commonly found in crowded places such as kindergartens, schools, and residential areas. Bacteria reside in the throat hau and spread through the shot. People who are susceptible to the disease are young people, people who are not immune or have not been vaccinated.
The disease can progress to many levels:
don body: Similar to other meningitis, can go away after about 2 weeks of treatment.
Physical and superior: Extremely rapid progress, in just a few hours with symptoms of high fever, headache, vomiting, impaired consciousness, coma. Necrotizing bleeding on the skin can signal septic shock and multiple organ failure, leading to rapid death.
"encephalt plaque inflammation has a mortality rate of 10 - 20%. For severe cases, patients can die within 24 hours if not treated promptly" - Associate Professor, Dr. Cuong emphasized.
Meningococcal meningitis is not common but can cause fluid. Doctors recommend that people should proactively get vaccinated to protect themselves and the community. In addition, when there are symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, nausea, and bleeding on the skin, it is necessary to go to a medical facility immediately for timely diagnosis and treatment.
Selybiosis is a disease that "races against time". Early detection, rapid treatment and adequate vaccination are the most important factors to help reduce the risk of death.
