Doctors at Vizag Apollo save Leptospirosis patient
Doctors at Apollo Hospital in Vizag successfully treated a 65-year-old man suffering from Leptospirosis. After a critical condition that included jaundice and organ failure, the patient showed significant improvement following Therapeutic Plasma Exchange. He was eventually discharged after stabilizing and being removed from ventilator support.
- ▪A 65-year-old man was admitted in critical condition with symptoms of Leptospirosis.
- ▪He experienced jaundice, internal bleeding, and required ventilator support.
- ▪Therapeutic Plasma Exchange was initiated, leading to remarkable improvement in his condition.
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Apollo doctors treated a 65-year-old man who was admitted in critical condition after suffering from fever, headache, stomach pain, severe body aches and extreme weakness for a week. Doctors found he was suffering from Leptospirosis, a serious bacterial infection that had entered the patient’s body through a minor cut.The patient developed jaundice, internal lung bleeding, kidney and liver failure, low platelet count and breathing difficulties, requiring ventilator support. Despite antibiotics and intensive care, his condition worsened with irregular heart rhythm and dangerously low blood pressure.Doctors then initiated Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE), which brought remarkable improvement after two sessions.
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