3 weeks before hospitalization, starting with seemingly simple symptoms such as prolonged fever and physical pain, Mr. H bought medicine and treated at home for 10 days.When the condition did not improve, he went to the local health facility but the disease continued to be bad with the continuous high fever and difficulty breathing increasingly serious.
On November 3, he was transferred to the provincial hospital and was diagnosed with bacterial fever.Here, the result of blood culture has identified the pathogens are Burkholderia Pseudomallei - whitmore pathogenic bacteria.After 6 days of ineffective active treatment, he was transferred to the Central Tropical Hospital in a state of bacterial shock, multiple organ failure and bacterial infections caused by B.Pseudomallii.
It is worth noting that a patient with a history of diabetes was discovered a year ago but was not monitored and treated regularly.At the Central Tropical Hospital, despite being actively treated with combined antibiotics and continuous dialysis, the patient still appears serious complications such as under the skin of the skin, pneumothorax and mediastinum.Bronchial endoscopy detects many pus and fake fluids filled with bronchial mucosa, serious consequences of whitmore bacteria cause lung damage.
MSc Le Thi Huyen - Department of Positive Resuscitation said that the patient is currently using ECMO and continuous dialysis.Although the circulatory function has improved, the lung function is still very weak and needs to be closely monitored.The patient's kidney condition has shown signs of improvement, but still need to maintain dialysis ...
Dr. Le Thi Huyen also emphasized the cause of the patient's serious condition.Due to the regular work of exposure to soil and polluted water, uncontrolled diabetes, it has facilitated bacteria to grow.In particular, the silent nature of Whitmore disease makes it difficult to detect and treat many difficulties.
To prevent Whitmore disease, experts recommend that people should avoid direct contact with soil and infected water sources, ensure personal hygiene, and pay special attention to protecting open wounds.People with background disease such as diabetes should be particularly cautious and fully equipped with labor protection when working in a high -risk environment.When there are abnormal signs such as prolonged fever, it is necessary to quickly go to the medical facility for timely examination and treatment.