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Patients who become intoxicated after eating Minh Chay’s pate are being treated at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases – Photo: DUYEN PHAN
Exchange with Online youth On the afternoon of August 31, Dr. Tran Van Song, Deputy Director of 115 People’s Hospital, said that the unit is treating LTTH patients (41 years old, living in Chanh Nghia ward, Thu Dau Mot city, Binh Duong) from the date 12-8 due to the use of Minh Chay pate.
Exploitation of medical history shows that on July 27, Ms H. bought Minh Chay pate online. After a few days of use, she began to feel dizzy, dizzy, tongue numbness, slurred speech, weakness of the limb muscles, and shortness of breath. Her family transferred Ms T. to Columbia Hospital (Binh Thanh District) for treatment, but she did not improve and she continued to be transferred to People’s Hospital 115.
Dr. Song said that at the time of emergency admission, the patient was awake but weak in the extremities (root muscle strength 4/5, apical muscle 3/5), muscle weakness in the face. After 3 days of treatment, the patient with respiratory failure was intubated. So far, the patient has had 5 plasma exchanges through fluid infusion, antibiotics and supportive treatment in the antitoxic resuscitation service.
“After more than half a month of intensive treatment, despite being awake and in contact, the patient’s respiratory muscles are still weak, so he still has to breathe, the strength of the muscles of the extremities is only 4/5 “said Dr. Song.
On the same day, Dr. Le Quoc Hung, Head of the Department of Tropical Medicine at Cho Ray Hospital, said that the patient being treated in the unit was a male (54 years old, living in Ba Ria – Vung Tau). On August 25, the patient used a large quantity of Minh Chay’s pate. 24 hours later, the patient vomited, followed by a series of symptoms of difficulty speaking, difficulty swallowing, drooping eyelids, weak limbs, and being transferred to Cho Ray Hospital on August 27.
“At present, the paralysis has not improved, the patient is on mechanical ventilation, and we begin dialysis to try to maintain health, to avoid possible serious complications,” said Dr. Hung.
So far, in Ho Chi Minh City, a total of 9 patients have been hospitalized for treatment at 3 major hospitals after consuming the Pate Minh Chay product, which contains the Clostridium botulinum toxin from two Company Limited members. new life (group 2, Dong Anh city, Hanoi).
Currently, 5 patients have been discharged from the hospital to continue their treatment locally, 2 are being treated at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 1 person at the Cho Ray Hospital and 1 person is being treated at the Hospital. people 115.
