A female patient of the Hmong ethnic group is suffering from generalized pustular psoriasis.

Having suffered from generalized pustular psoriasis for many years, Ms. Xong Y Chi is facing prolonged pain and the risk of her condition worsening. With treatment costs exceeding her means, her impoverished family with three young children is almost at a dead end.

These days, in her ward at the Central Dermatology Hospital, Ms. Xong Y Chi, from Nghe An province, can barely sit still due to the persistent burning pain all over her body. Her skin is red, peeling, and covered with pus-filled blisters, making even the slightest movement difficult. The frail Hmong woman can only try to endure the pain, while her greatest worry remains her three young children waiting for their mother's return.

According to her family, Ms. Chi's illness started more than 5 years ago. Initially, it was just red, scaly patches appearing on her chest and abdomen, accompanied by small pustules. Thinking it was a common skin condition, the family bought medicine to treat it themselves, but the condition did not improve. After only a short time, the lesions spread throughout her body, causing intense pain, burning, and itching.

Since then, she has undergone various treatments and has been hospitalized many times due to severe relapses. After each treatment, the symptoms only temporarily subsided before quickly returning with greater severity. Especially after giving birth, the disease progressed rapidly, causing a significant decline in her health.

Currently, her condition is considered very serious. She frequently experiences high fever, fatigue, and widespread pustules all over her body accompanied by a burning, stinging sensation. Eating and daily activities are all difficult for her. At times, she is almost unable to walk on her own due to the pain.

Doctors say that conventional treatments are no longer effective. To control the disease and limit dangerous complications, she was prescribed biological therapy. This is a modern method that can help patients improve symptoms and prolong periods of disease stability. However, the treatment costs are very high, far exceeding the family's financial capabilities.

Ms. Xong Y Chi from Nghe An is facing a case of generalized pustular psoriasis.

Besides facing illness, Ms. Chi also carries the burden of a poor family in the highlands. The family's main income depends on corn and rice farming, making life quite difficult. Over the years, the cost of medicine and treatment has forced the family to constantly borrow money from everywhere.

Even more heartbreaking, her eldest son, only 7 years old, suffers from intellectual disability, is unable to care for himself, and requires daily medication. He needs adult assistance with all his daily activities. Meanwhile, her two younger children are still of school age and desperately need their mother's care.

Relatives said they felt heartbroken seeing her in pain from her illness many times, yet still trying to get up to take care of her children. "There were days when she had a high fever and her body ached, but she still asked if the children had eaten and if anyone had taken them to school. She was only afraid that if she stayed in the hospital for too long, the children would lack someone to take care of them," a family member shared tearfully.

At the hospital, doctors, nurses, and the Social Work Department have repeatedly encouraged and supported the family. However, the treatment journey ahead is still very long with significant costs. Without timely treatment, the disease risks worsening, seriously affecting the patient's health and life.

Amidst overwhelming difficulties, what Ms. Chi longs for most is the opportunity to continue treatment to alleviate her pain and return to care for her children. For this poor family in the highlands, that is an extremely fragile hope.

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Account name: National Dermatology Hospital

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