A month ago, Mr. Cuong (over 50 years old) decided to clean up the old family's old house to build a warehouse.After cleaning, he suddenly had a high fever and tired.At first, he thought that he was in labor so he had a cold, he bought himself to take medicine.After six days, Mr. Cuong was over 39 degrees Celsius with shortness of breath, serious chest tightness.The family members panicked to take him to Binh Duong Hospital No. 2 (Wenzhou, China) to check.
CT photo shows that half of Mr. Cuong's lungs are "eaten" by Aspergillus fungus (illustration)
Here, CT scan shows more than half of Mr. Cuong's lungs were seriously damaged.Doctors suspected that he had interstitial pneumonia and transferred him to the Cardiovascular Care Center at the Hospital under Wenzhou Medical University (China) for immediate treatment.His condition became worse very quickly.He had severe infections in both lungs, pulmonary density, heart failure and mechanical ventilation.
Doctor Tien Lo - who directly treated Mr. Cuong recounted:“We apply many respiratory support measures but the patient does not improve much.The blood oxygen saturation of the blood is only about 89%, the level is very dangerous.Want effective treatment must find the cause of the disease.
To determine the cause, we have washed the lungs and discovered Aspergillus, a dangerous mushroom that could be fatal.Investigate the lifestyle to identify this fungal infection when cleaning an old house a week earlier without wearing a mask. ”
Aspergillus mushrooms are where and who is easily infected?
Also according to Doctor Tien Lo explained, Aspergillus is a mushroom that often appears in a humid, unclean environment.Specifically:
- Land: Aspergillus lives in the soil, especially in areas with high humidity.
- Food: This mushroom can appear on foods such as cereals, fruits, and damaged or fermented vegetables.
- Air: Aspergillus mushroom spores are present in the air, especially in areas with high humidity.
- Houses: Mushrooms often grow in wet areas in the house, such as bathrooms, kitchen, or where water accumulation.
It has the ability to penetrate the body through the respiratory tract.Aspergillus fungus is dangerous because it can cause serious infections, especially in people with weak immune systems, leading to complications such as pneumonia, multi -organ failure and even death.
“Aspergillus fungus is most infected in people with weak immune systems, elderly people, people with chronic diseases, people with HIV/AIDS, smokers, and people living in humid environments.Symptoms of Aspergillus fungal infections include high fever, cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue, night sweating and weight loss ”- Doctor Tien Lo reminds.
In the case of Mr. Cuong, Aspergillus fungus invaded his lungs when he cleaned the house without wearing a mask, thereby causing pneumonia and destroying more than half of his lungs.The special thing is that Mr. Cuong is also old, having undergone a coronary intervention surgery (PCI) to weaken the immune system.This makes his body easily attacked by this dangerous mushroom.When the fungus develops in the lungs, it causes severe infections, quickly progressing into multi -organ failure.
Fortunately, thanks to early detection and timely antifungal treatment, he kept his life.After 2 weeks of treatment, he was removed from the breathing machine and switched to conventional oxygen breathing pipe.Currently, it has been 1 month and he is recovering well, pneumonia has also been significantly reduced.
Aspergillus mushrooms can hide in the house, in wet and unclean places (Artwork)
Mr. Cuong's story is a warning to all of us.The house cleaning seems to be simple, but if not careful, it can cause serious health consequences, especially for people with weak immune systems.Wearing a mask and keeping hygiene while cleaning is a simple but effective measure to protect yourself.If there are signs of discomfort, fever or difficult breathing, go to the hospital as soon as possible!
Source and photo: Sohu, Family Doctor