Almost died while self-treating dengue fever at home

On August 23, the Hospital for Tropical Diseases said it had admitted a 40-year-old patient in Hanoi after his fever and headache symptoms did not improve despite taking medication for 4 days, along with a nosebleed.

The patient said that the area where his family lives is currently one of the complicated dengue fever outbreaks in Hanoi.

Test results at the hospital showed that the patient had pleural effusion, abdominal effusion and plasma leakage due to dengue fever. After examination, the doctor determined that the patient's condition was very dangerous and required immediate hospitalization for blood transfusion and close monitoring.

Death from self-treatment of dengue fever at home image 1 — The dengue fever epidemic situation in Hanoi is complicated and unpredictable.

Dengue fever is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus, occurring all year round but most concentrated in the rainy season, when wet weather is favorable for mosquitoes to develop and transmit the disease. Dengue fever lasts for more than a week.

Initially, the patient had a high fever for 6 days, accompanied by body and muscle aches. From days 3 to 7, platelets gradually decreased, blood thickened, the patient may have bleeding in the mucous membranes, internal organs, blood clotting disorders, and possibly dengue shock.

To limit the serious progression of dengue fever, doctors say it is necessary to take care of and monitor the progression of the disease, promptly treat it, and limit serious progression. Late detection and treatment can endanger the patient's life.

However, many people are still subjective and make some mistakes that make dengue fever worse, such as not going to the doctor, using antibiotics on their own, thinking that once the fever is gone, they are cured, and that once they get it, they will not get it again.

Currently there is no specific treatment for dengue fever, mainly treating symptoms and monitoring warning signs. Therefore, doctors recommend that patients need to be hospitalized when there are one of the signs such as mucosal bleeding, bleeding from the teeth, nose, digestive tract, abdominal pain in the liver area, vomiting a lot, rapid decrease in platelet test and concentrated blood, little urine.

Thu Phuong

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