Recorded case of flesh-eating bacteria after floods in Lao Cai

On the afternoon of September 27, the Lao Cai Center for Disease Control (CDC) informed that the locality had just recorded a case of Whitmore disease, Mr. NVN (born in 1972) in Cam Con commune, Bao Yen district.

The male patient was examined at Lao Cai Provincial General Hospital.

Accordingly, in early September, after the flood, Mr. N proceeded to clean up mud but did not use protective gear, so he suffered injuries and skin abrasions.

After a day, Mr. N had symptoms of mild fever, little cough, then fever, cough gradually increased, headache, muscle and joint pain all over the body, pustules scattered on both legs and back.

On September 23, Mr. NVN went to Lao Cai General Hospital for examination and was then transferred to the Infectious Diseases Department for treatment.

The patient then underwent blood tests, paraclinical tests, bacterial culture samples and identification using an automated system.

Test results on September 26 showed scattered lesions in both lungs, right pleural effusion, and tests detected Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria (flesh-eating bacteria that cause Whitmore's disease).

In addition, patient N has a history of bronchial asthma, and no one in his family or neighbors has the disease.

Currently, the patient has been transferred to the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases for treatment.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/ghi-nhan-ca-vi-khuane-an-thit-nguoi-sau-mua-lu-o-lao-cai-19224092717140569.htm