Two Critically Ill Patients With Health Issues Stage Recovery
The monsoon acts as a catalyst for the breeding of the anopheles aedes mosquito which causes dengue. PMC health officials have floated tenders to procure insecticides to combat mosquito-borne diseases that usually spike during the monsoon. The much-needed medicines to curb mosquito breeding are expected to be available by the end of this month.
Meanwhile, two critical patients, a 76-year-old-man from Sinhagad Road and a 24-year-old newly married woman from Hadapsar, had developed vital organ dysfunctions during hospitalisation. Both had tested positive for dengue.
The man, a resident of Shivthirthnagar, developed the illness around June 19. After his condition wor- The sened, he was admitted becomes to Prayag Hospital on Ju- approximately ne 20. His condition be- days came critical following bitten which he was put on ventilator support the same day.
“He had developed severe organ dysfunction involving liver and kidneys. Besides, he also had developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However,with supportive treatment and extremely good intensive care he recovered and has been shifted to a regular ward. He will be discharged in a day or two,” said a doctor from the hospital.
Pre-exisiting medical conditions are one of the prime reasons for senior citizens to suffer from several complications following dengue. “Besides being extremely obese (120 kg), he has obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension. These underlying medical conditions definitely have contributed to cause complications,” the doctor said The woman was admitted to Sahyadri Hospital in Hadapsar on June 29 after her condition worsened. “She had developed bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract. Besides, her haemoglobin and platelet count had drastically gone down. Her condition was critical,” a doctor from the hospital said.
The woman’s condition has improved in the last two days. “She has been shifted from the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) to a regular ward. She will be discharged in a day or two,” the doctor said.
Most forms of dengue are self-limiting and vary from relatively mild increase in body temperature to classic, incapacitating fever. However, in rare occurrences, complications occur in the form of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS), experts said.
“When dengue gets complicated, it progresses to DHF and then DSS. The chances of cross-infection, or subsequent infections by two strains, can be the reasons behind the severity of the cases,” internal medicine expert Abhijit Joshi of Joshi Hospital said.
Source : TOI
