8-year-old Yanyan (pseudonym) recently suffered a high fever of 39.5°C. After being treated for a cold, his body temperature dropped rapidly. But within two days, my body temperature returned again, and I started to have headaches and dizziness. After a chest CT examination, the doctor found that he had pleural effusion on his left side, and the pleural effusion needed to be drained out in time.
In order to seek further diagnosis and treatment, Yanyan came to the first ward of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West Branch of Henan Chest Hospital, and found Dr. Hou Congxia. Dr. Hou combed through Yanyan's various examination results and treatment plans in detail. At the same time, he began to inquire in detail about Yanyan's diet and rest before and after the onset of the disease. Finally, he caught clues - during the Chinese New Year this year, he had eaten fresh food at a class reunion. Half drunk shrimp , the problem is likely to occur here.
Subsequent parasite antibody tests confirmed her theory. The blood sample was indeed positive for lung fluke antibodies, and the NGS classification was Schistosoma japonicum . There are three main types of schistosomiasis that parasitize humans: Schistosoma haematobium, which is prevalent in northern Africa, Schistosoma mansoni, which is prevalent in Latin America and central Africa, and Schistosoma japonicum, which is prevalent in Asia. After one course of symptomatic treatment, Yanyan improved significantly and fully recovered after three courses of treatment. (Reporter Li Xiaomin)
Source: Henan Daily
