On April 9, information from Hung Vuong General Hospital (Phu Tho province) said that a 65-year-old male patient came to the hospital for examination when he had symptoms of cough with phlegm, difficulty breathing at night, fatigue, and eating. drink poorly. 20 days earlier, this patient had mild symptoms of COVID-19 and recovered.
The results of CT scan of the chest showed that the patient’s lungs were solidified, with diffuse damage to both lungs. Currently, the patient is being treated at the internal medicine department, Hung Vuong General Hospital.
Image of a patient’s lungs solidified due to post-COVID-19 sequelae. Photo: Hung Vuong General Hospital.
The doctor recommends that, after recovering from the disease, if there are abnormal signs (such as cough, chest tightness, shortness of breath, headache…) they need to go to a post-COVID-19 doctor as soon as possible to prevent risks. , have appropriate and timely treatment, especially those in groups such as:
– People with underlying diseases (such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes, metabolic disorders…);
– People 60 years of age and older because they are at risk for many co-morbidities that have not yet started, but after contracting COVID-19 can promote the condition worse;
– People who have to be hospitalized when they have COVID-19 (respiratory failure, oxygen therapy or more, high fever, hospitalisation, etc.).
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