With the thought that cigarettes are a "healing" cure, many Vietnamese have come to the healer instead of going to specialized medical facilities for examination, then receiving unfortunate consequences.The case of Mr. G.X.S (59 years old, Mong people, living in Ha Giang) is a typical example.This patient had severe necrosis of the entire scrotum skin on the abdominal wall.
Through the history of history, the patient said that before he was admitted to the hospital, he had symptoms of hot and painful swelling in the scrotum area.He examined at home healers and cigarettes at home.However, after applying this method, his condition not only did not improve but also became worse.
The patient was hospitalized in a state of fever, the scrotum of the perineum and the stomach wall stinking, many pus and fake and very painful.After 2 days of treatment at the initial medical facility but without improvement, the patient was transferred to the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital.
At the Department of Positive Recovery, the National Tropical Hospital, the patient was diagnosed with Fournier syndrome, monitoring blood infections.
Fournier syndrome is a condition of soft and anus necrosis, a very dangerous complication that can lead to death.
The doctor cut the damage (Photo Thanh Dang).
MSc Ha Viet Huy, The Department of Positive Resuscitation, Central Tropical Diseases Hospitalsaid:“The genital area and anus are very little blood vessels, so medical treatment is usually not effective.In this case, only surgical surgery can save patients' life ”.
According toBSCKII Tran Thuong Viet, Head of Department of General Surgery - Urology & Male Studies, Central Tropical Hospital, the doctor cut the entire scrotum area, the biological layer is necrotic and the necrotic abdominal wall of the patient.However, necrosis can continue to progress and there is likely the patient will have to undergo one more surgery.
After surgery to cut necrotic filter, the patient was transferred to the Department of Positive Recovery to continue treatment.
Dr. Huy said that Fournier syndrome is common in patients with impaired immune system.If not detected and treated promptly, the disease can lead to dangerous complications such as blood loss, bacterial shock, very high risk of death.In this case, the patient's arbitrary treatment with cigarettes of unknown cigarettes has created an ideal conditions for bacteria to grow, making the disease progress faster and more complex.
"If the patient is treated right from the beginning, the necrosis may not have developed so serious.",Dr. Huy said.
Through the case of the above, doctors recommend that patients and the community should avoid arbitrary treatment with oral methods, especially tobacco or folk remedies of unknown origin.When there are abnormal symptoms such as swelling, heat, redness in the genital area or anus, patients need to quickly go to reputable medical facilities for timely examination and treatment.