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The patient is Mr. NND (54 years old, living in Ba Ria-Vung Tau).
New patient with intoxication related to Minh Chay’s pate at Cho Ray Hospital
According to Dr. Le Quoc Hung, Head of the Department of Tropical Diseases at Cho Ray Hospital, his medical history recorded on August 25, Mr. D. ate a lot of Minh Chay pate. On the night of August 26 (about 24 hours later), the patient developed abdominal pain and vomiting. The situation gradually increased, Mr. D. spoke with difficulty, swallowed saliva, closed his eyelids, … so his family was hospitalized in Ba Ria – Vung Tau.
The patient’s condition still did not improve, the condition of the weak limbs appeared, so he was transferred to Cho Ray Hospital on August 27 with a diagnosis of muscle weakness. Here, with very typical manifestations of Clostridium botulinum poisoning, patients are on dialysis to prevent complications caused by poisoning.
According to Dr. Hung, the patient does not have a fever, but the symptoms of muscle weakness have not improved, so he still has to use a ventilator for support.
Previously, Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Cho Ray Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City), Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi) continuously recorded cases of Clostridium botulinum poisoning after eating Minh Chay pate from Co., Ltd. Two members of Alternative Living. Initial test results of some Pate Minh Chay products from different batches detected Clostridium Botulinum type B. It is an absolute anaerobic bacteria that produces spores. The toxin from the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum has a very strong virulence, has a serious effect on health, is long-term and easily fatal.
NGUYEN THANH
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