My eyes suddenly disappeared, and the hospital checked the whole body for bacterial infection! The 68-year-old Uncle Ding (pseudonym) never thought that he would get into such an acute severe condition.
Severe vision loss, hospital check
< p>It seems that every organ is sick
Uncle Ding is a native of Yuhang, and usually does some farm work at home, like most fathers , Uncle Ding is very able to endure hardships. He will not tell his children when he is tired and sick. But for the past week, Uncle Ding has always felt sleepy, unable to work hard, has no energy, and has a much poorer appetite. But Uncle Ding didn’t take it seriously. Suddenly one day, Uncle Ding woke up in the morning and found that his vision became blurred. However, the blurring was only the beginning, and he was almost blind that evening, and only a dim shadow could be seen waving his hands in front of his eyes. This made Uncle Ding’s family worried and rushed him to the emergency department of the Third People’s Hospital of Yuhang District. However, the reality is worse than Uncle Ding’s family thought. After examination, the emergency doctor found that Uncle Ding’s problem was not just as simple as vision loss. Extremely high inflammatory markers, lung inflammation, liver mass… Uncle Ding seems to be sick in every organ. In order to get treatment as soon as possible, Uncle Ding was admitted to the Medical Oncology Department overnight.
Fever at 39°C, blood pressure keeps dropping
Experts jointly identify deadly bacteria
With the development of the disease, Uncle Ding’s admission temperature rose to 39℃, his blood pressure decreased progressively, and his mental state was very poor. The hospital launched a multidisciplinary consultation (MDT). Ophthalmologist Sheng Yanfei’s consultation found that the patient’s conjunctiva was congested and purulent secretions were seen under the anterior chamber. It turned out that the eyes were invisible because there was pus in the eyes. Zhou Huaqiang, director of the Department of Medical Oncology, learned from the medical history and physical examination at the bedside that Uncle Ding had obvious symptoms such as decreased urine output, tingling urination, and percussion pain in bilateral kidney areas. Experts from hepatobiliary surgery, urology, and respiratory medicine also found that the unknown mass in Ding Dabo’s liver was a liver abscess and was accompanied by a urological infection. Infect. A series of symptoms indicated that Uncle Ding had an acute severe bacterial infection. Qian Shenxian, the executive vice president of the First City Hospital and an expert in the Department of Hematology, suggested during the consultation that Uncle Ding was likely to have severe sepsis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. , lung, urinary system, liver and other problems are all secondary infections caused by bacteria.
Blood culture confirmed Dean Qian Shenxian’s diagnosis, and Ding was infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae! After confirming the source of infection, after professional treatment, Uncle Ding has gradually recovered.
Dangerous sepsis
These situations should be paid attention to
Sepsis is when purulent bacteria invade the bloodstream, multiply in it, and spread to other tissues or tissues of the host through the bloodstream. organ, producing new purulent lesions. Therefore, small wounds should be paid attention toand be careful of germs entering from broken wounds. Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by infection. The scary part is that it is dangerous and has a high mortality rate. Failure is an important cause of death of patients, and it has a cumulative effect. Director Zhou Huaqiang suggested that middle-aged and elderly patients should pay attention if they have recently experienced unexplained fatigue, loss of appetite, fever, etc. , Go to the local hospital for treatment in time, and do not be careless. Reporter Chai Yueying Source: Healthy Hangzhou