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The patient was poisoned after eating Minh Chay porridge while being treated at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (afternoon of August 31) – Photo: D.PHAN
On the morning of August 31, there were 4 more people who had eaten Minh Chay porridge and had symptoms of slurred speech, shortness of breath, muscle weakness … to the Poison Control Center of Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi). Previously, there were 6 people admitted to this hospital, including 1 very heavy person, who had been ventilated for about 1 month.
Ms. Nguyen Thi L. and Vu Thi Hai V. are 2 out of 4 patients who visited the Poison Control Center on August 31 with the same expression after eating Minh Chay porridge. According to Ms. L., she ate pate for 2 lunches and in the afternoon of August 12, until August 13, she began to show strange signs (difficulty speaking, muscle weakness, fatigue …).
After being examined and treated at Thai Nguyen Hospital for 2 days but without any known illness, she was transferred to Hanoi, treated from August 18 to 31 at Hanoi Medical University Hospital, but could not find the cause. The hospital that sent the test sample to Korea did not find the cause of her muscle weakness.
“On August 29, I read the newspaper to find out that my condition was related to the Minh Chay pate that I ate. On the morning of August 31, I was transferred to the Poison Control Center for treatment, I brought a box of pate to half cooked to review tests in the hospital “- Ms. L. said immediately after giving the test sample was a box of vegetarian pate to the representative of the Poison Control Center.
In addition, according to Dr. Nguyen Trung Nguyen, there are 2 patients (husband and wife of 68 and 70 years) who are being treated in the hospital, the husband is very heavy, he is on mechanical ventilation, in addition, there are 4 other patients with symptoms milder.
Meanwhile, on August 31, Dr. Le Quoc Hung – Head of the Department of Tropical Medicine at Cho Ray Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City) – said that the department just received more cases related to the use of Minh oat products. Chay. .
The patient is a male, he was transferred to the hospital for treatment a few days ago and since the afternoon of August 30, transferred to the department of tropical diseases to continue treatment in a state of paralysis, he must be ventilated. In addition, Dr. Tran Van Song, Deputy Director of People’s Hospital 115, said that the unit is treating LTTH patients (41 years old, living in P. Chanh Nghia, Thu Dau Mot city, Binh Duong) since 12 – 8 because it is related to the use of Minh Chay pate. So far, Ho Chi Minh City has registered 9 patients hospitalized for treatment after eating Minh Chay porridge.
Mechanical ventilation is required for … 2 months
Speaking to the press on August 31, Mr. Nguyen Trung Nguyen, director of the Poison Control Center at Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi), said that this is the first time that the center has received this poisoned patient, because Therefore , the center does not have a specific antidote. In the middle of last week, the center had a license issued by the Ministry of Health and on August 29 two vials of antidote from Thailand were imported into the country, used for the two most seriously ill patients.
The price of each bottle of this medicine is up to 8,000 USD (about 185 million VND), sponsored by the World Health Organization. For milder patients, Mr. Nguyen said that the main treatment for adjuvant treatment, because the previous antidote has been used up, in addition, the patient’s disease manifestation is milder.
“The patient with severe toxin poisoning in Minh Chay pate must be ventilated (Bach Mai Hospital has 1 serious patient in 10 people who come to visit and treat) and is expected to receive ventilation for 2 months, recovery time it will also last a few months “- said Mr. Nguyen.
Statistics required intoxication of patients
On the morning of August 31, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, the Ministry of Health sent documents to the Bach Mai, Cho Ray and Tropical Diseases Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City to request a list of botulinum toxin poisoned patients. . in Minh Chay paté, report the progress and experience of the patient in case detection and diagnosis, and urgently report to the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment.
So far, about 20 patients with signs of muscle paralysis, myasthenia gravis, shortness of breath … have to be hospitalized related to Minh Chay’s pate.
