A woman in Guangdong, China suffered from severe headaches, taking 6 pills of pain daily could not solve the problem.After going to the doctor, it was discovered that she had meningitis actually related to the daily market.
According to Chinese media, Mrs. May, 51, recently had a fever and a cold, then started to have severe headaches, even taking 6 painkillers every day could not get better.After going to the local hospital, the doctor said it could be caused by degeneration of the neck vertebrae, so she continued to apply standard treatments for cervical spondylosis but no results.
She described the intensity of her headache as "the pain was so much that she wanted to explode and her whole body was so painful that she was about to go crazy" to be hospitalized for a while but her body temperature was still high at high time.At low, the symptoms of headache have not been relieved.After 10 days of suffering, to seek more treatment, Ms. May went to another hospital for treatment at the end of September with her family.
After the examination, the hospital discovered her headache was not due to the degeneration of the cervical vertebra but due to meningitis because of Cryptococcus.This type of meningitis caused by fungi, is said to mainly affect the central nervous system and have a relatively high mortality rate.Doctors point out that the increasing intracranial pressure of the clouds causes nearby brain tissue to be pinched, causing damage to the cranial nerves, leading to irreversible damage such as vision and hearing loss.
Despite being treated with antifungal drugs, Ms. May's condition became worse and she almost lost her eyesight in her left eye when she was hospitalized.After that, the doctor conducted an emergency surgery for her.After a series of symptomatic treatments, her headache symptoms finally improved completely and her vision has returned to normal.
Why is Ms. May infected with cryptococcus?The answer related to her daily life.The doctor explained that Cryptococcus is a fungus that exists widely in the natural environment, more popular in birds, poultry and soil, especially in pigeons.Mrs. May, who is in charge of going to the market, cooks at home, is often exposed to poultry, can be infected by air inhalation containing cryptococcal mushroom spores.
Doctors reminded that clinical symptoms of Cryptococcus meningitis are similar to other meningitis, including fever, headache, nausea and vomiting.Although the incidence is low, if not treated promptly, it can be life -threatening.Cryptococcus rarely causes disease under normal conditions, but humans are more susceptible to infection when overwork for a long time and the resistance is impaired.People should pay attention to personal hygiene when exposed to poultry, because of weak immunity.People with low blood pressure should try to avoid direct contact with poultry.
Source and photo: Skyrost