1 death suspected of hand, foot and mouth disease

BTO-On the morning of June 21, La Gi Medical Center announced that a 4-year-old female patient in the locality died of suspected hand, foot and mouth disease.

According to the investigation results, on June 19, 2023, the patient had symptoms of being startled, screaming, running away, and scratching himself. The patient's family took the patient to a private clinic with a diagnosis of tonsillitis. On the same afternoon, the patient was examined at La Gi Regional General Hospital with a diagnosis of functional dyspepsia, anorexia, and was given a prescription to buy on his own. By 11:30 p.m., the patient did not take the medicine, did not drink water, screamed, and ran away. The patient's family took the patient to La Gi Regional General Hospital and was diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease grade 2b and transferred to a higher level. And at 4:00 a.m. on June 20, 2023, the patient died on the way to the hospital. The hospital diagnosed suspected hand, foot, and mouth disease grade 4.

Hand, foot and mouth disease (illustrative photo)

Faced with the above situation, La Gi Medical Center has implemented a number of measures such as providing chloramine B to households to clean household items; promoting mothers and caregivers to regularly wash their hands with soap, ensuring food safety and hygiene - eating cooked food and drinking boiled water. Instructing families to monitor the health of family members, especially children under 5 years old. If symptoms of suspected illness are detected, people should immediately notify health authorities for timely treatment.

It is known that in the first 5 months of 2023, Binh Thuan recorded 33 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease. Specifically, Ham Thuan Bac had 9 cases, Phan Thiet had 8 cases, La Gi had 2 cases... Currently, hand, foot and mouth disease has appeared with the EV71 strain that causes severe illness and a high risk of death.

Source: https://baobinhthuan.com.vn/la-gi-1-ca-tu-vong-nghi-do-benh-tay-chan-mieng-109890.html