Dr. Ngo Chi Cuong and the Nigerian patient (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Centre for Tropical Diseases of Bach Mai Hospital recently saved the life of a 32-year-old female with
severe malaria, who had been hospitalised in a critical condition.
Dr. Ngo Chi Cuong, who directly treats the patient, said
that on July 6, the centre received the Nigerian who has lived in Vietnam for
4 years. She returned to her hometown in Nigeria on April 30 and came back to
Vietnam on June 19.
After being checked-up in Medlatec Hospital and treated in
Dang Van Ngu Hospital, the patient was admitted to in a state
of irritability, high fever of 39 degrees Celsius, pale mucous membranes, low
blood pressure, and oliguria. The initial diagnosis was with acute
renal failure.
After five days of treatment, the patient had no fever, no
malaria parasites in peripheral blood smear tests, and no sign of anemia, her rental failure gradually improved, and urine output returned to normal.
According to Assoc. Prof., Dr. Do Duy Cuong, Director of the
, malaria is a rare infectious disease in the northern
region because Vietnam has successfully controlled it. However, recently the
number of malaria cases has increased, mainly from people returning or coming from
Africa./.
Source: VietnamPlus
