Recently,
A 13-year-old girl
Because of a long-term cough, she cannot heal
The doctor found that she was a "mirror person"
Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, gastrointestinal
The position of all internal organs is reversed at 180 degrees
The girl is named Lingling (pseudonym). She is easy to cough and always feels very tired. Especially when she was in physical education class, the students could run around the small playground for 5 laps, and she felt unable to breathe after barely running for 1 lap.
Recently, Lingling coughs more frequently than usual. My family took her to take a chest radiograph and was hospitalized for water, but her cough was always repeated and the root cause could not be found.
Later, in the inpatient department of the Department of Respiratory Second, Fuzhou Children's Hospital, the doctor made an amazing discovery after a systematic physical examination: total visceral reposition.
What is the total visceral inversion?
is the so-called "mirror man", which means that the position of all internal organs such as the heart, lungs, liver, spleen, gastrointestinal tract is reversed at 180 degrees, which is an extremely rare anatomical mutation of the human internal organs.
Based on this important tip, combined with the girl's long-term cough history, the doctor immediately considered a rare disease: primary cilia immobility. Sure enough, through electron microscopy and observation, Lingling's respiratory tract had abnormal cilia structure.
Abnormal cilia structure under electron microscope
According to the introduction, normal respiratory cilia will play an important role in clearing respiratory tract mucus and particulate matter by swinging continuously. If the cilia structure is abnormal, it will lead to weakness in removal and the respiratory system will be more susceptible to infection than normal people, which is the reason why Lingling has repeated coughs.
According to reports, although there is no effective drug to restore ciliary removal ability so far, early diagnosis and scientific respiratory management are the most effective means at present, which can slow down the occurrence of related complications and improve the quality of life.
Comprehensive: Fuzhou Evening News, Hangzhou Transportation 918
Source: Shenyang Evening News
