Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
After 150 tests, 20 doctors can't say what ails man
Saturday, Apr 20, 2013, 8:00 IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
Somita Pal
Man in Lilavati hosp, whose multiple organ failure docs failed to diagnose, finally starts responding to treatment
More than 20 doctors and over 150 tests have failed to arrive at the reasons for the multiple organ failure and acute respiratory disorder in a 27-year-old man. The Bandra resident has been in the ICU of Lilavati hospital for the past three weeks.
Firdos Ali Hashmi was admitted on March 27 with high grade fever and acute respiratory problem.
Chest physician Dr Jalil Parker said, ?When he was brought to us, he had weak respiratory muscles. We had to intubate him. His lungs had become stiff too and the x-ray was milky white.?
According to the doctors, their initial suspicion was dengue or a community-acquired pneumonia.
?We did all possible tests and soon ruled out that he is not suffering from dengue, malaria, leptospirosis, viral or community-acquired pneumonia,” said Parker.
Meanwhile, Hashmi was given an aggressive medical management that covered all the above diseases. ?He started showing improvement and, on April 2, we removed him from artificial ventilator support but his condition deteriorated again and he suffered from multiple organ failure.
So, we had to put him back on the ventilator,? said Parker.
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http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1824622/report-after-150-tests-20-doctors-can-t-say-what-ails-man
Saturday, Apr 20, 2013, 8:00 IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
Somita Pal
Man in Lilavati hosp, whose multiple organ failure docs failed to diagnose, finally starts responding to treatment
More than 20 doctors and over 150 tests have failed to arrive at the reasons for the multiple organ failure and acute respiratory disorder in a 27-year-old man. The Bandra resident has been in the ICU of Lilavati hospital for the past three weeks.
Firdos Ali Hashmi was admitted on March 27 with high grade fever and acute respiratory problem.
Chest physician Dr Jalil Parker said, ?When he was brought to us, he had weak respiratory muscles. We had to intubate him. His lungs had become stiff too and the x-ray was milky white.?
According to the doctors, their initial suspicion was dengue or a community-acquired pneumonia.
?We did all possible tests and soon ruled out that he is not suffering from dengue, malaria, leptospirosis, viral or community-acquired pneumonia,” said Parker.
Meanwhile, Hashmi was given an aggressive medical management that covered all the above diseases. ?He started showing improvement and, on April 2, we removed him from artificial ventilator support but his condition deteriorated again and he suffered from multiple organ failure.
So, we had to put him back on the ventilator,? said Parker.
...
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1824622/report-after-150-tests-20-doctors-can-t-say-what-ails-man