Children in Dak Lak infected with flesh-eating bacteria Whitmore

VTC News Reportedly, on June 8, according to a report of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Dak Lak province, the locality has just recorded 1 case of infection. “cannibal” bacteria Whitmore. The patient is a nurse (female, 9 years old, living in Chieng village, Ia Lop commune, Ea Sup district).

According to V.’s family, 10 days ago. V. began to have symptoms of high fever with swelling and pain in the parotid area on both sides. Her family took her to a private clinic to be checked, took medicine for 3 days but didn’t reduce it.

On June 4, the patient was taken to the Central Highlands Regional General Hospital and hospitalized with a fever of 39 degrees Celsius, the parotid glands on both sides were swollen, the jaw angle had softened, pus, and a lot of pain. limited mouth opening…

The angle of the jaw (T) has a soft point of pus softening, causing a lot of pain. In addition, the patient also had mild red throat, ulceration of the tip of the tongue, poor appetite, no vomiting, soft abdomen, small liver and spleen, and soft neck.

On June 7, the patient had a high fever continuously, the temperature was 41 degrees Celsius, the parotid abscess on both sides was cut, oozing blood, and liquid bridges 5 times a day.

The patient’s test result was positive for Burkholderia Pseudomallei with the postoperative diagnosis of bilateral parotid abscess/ Burkholderia Pseudomallei sepsis/ TD Meningitis.

Notes of Zingafter noting the case patients infected with “cannibal” bacteria, Dak Lak CDC cooperates with relevant units to conduct epidemiological investigation and surveillance in the community to prevent the disease from spreading.

It is known that the “cannibal” bacterial disease (scientific name Whitmore) is an infectious disease that is difficult to detect and treat in time because it is easily confused with other diseases.

Whitmore’s disease (also known as melioidosis) is an acute infectious disease caused by a gram-negative bacterium called Burkholderia pseudomallei. The disease was described by Dr. Alfred Whitmore in 1912 in Burma, from which it took the name Whitmore.

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