Critical after eating blood pudding and pig intestines

After eating blood pudding and pig intestines at the restaurant, a 63-year-old man developed purple rashes all over his body and had difficulty breathing, suspected of being infected with streptococcus suis.

Doctors perform CPR on patient

On July 9, a representative of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases said the patient was admitted to the hospital when he was tired, had difficulty breathing, and had purple rashes on his head, face, ears, and limbs. According to his family, three days ago he ate blood pudding, pig intestines, and drank alcohol at a familiar restaurant. The next afternoon, he felt uncomfortable and was taken to a medical facility near his home. His symptoms gradually worsened, so he was transferred to another hospital.

Doctors placed an endotracheal tube on a ventilator and used blood filtration. The disease progressed very quickly, and during the intervention, the patient suddenly went into cardiac arrest. The emergency team of 4 doctors performed chest compressions, intensive resuscitation, and used vasopressors to maintain blood pressure.

Dr. Pham Thanh Bang, Emergency Department, said that the patient is currently stable but still in the early stages, with a high risk of serious progression. In particular, necrotic rashes have appeared - areas of bruised, swollen, painful skin caused by Streptococcus suis bacteria directly attacking the blood vessels, causing tissue necrosis, increasing the risk of widespread necrosis and sepsis. Doctors are currently waiting for blood culture results to determine the exact cause of the disease.

Streptococcus suis is a bacterium that can cause severe infections, usually starting within 24 - 72 hours of entering the body. Just one day after the first symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea appear, the disease can progress very quickly to septic shock, necrosis and multiple organ failure.

To prevent this, people should use meat of clear origin that has been quarantined. Absolutely do not eat raw blood pudding or pork products that have not been thoroughly cooked. If after eating, there are any unusual symptoms such as fever, headache, nausea, diarrhea... go to a medical facility immediately for timely examination and treatment.

TH (according to VnExpress)

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