- Request received03/07/2023
- Checked & confirmed03/07/2023
- Fundraising03/07/2023
- Treatment provided
- Invoice paid10/10/2023
- Case closed08/12/2023
Why is treatment sometimes done earlier than the payment?
When a case is urgent and vital, hospitals often proceed with delivering medical care right away to save a life, even before the finalisation of admission procedures. Usually, when this happens, hospitals put the bill on our credit until the funds are transferred to their accounts. That’s why the chronology can sometimes be in disorder.
Samuel A., 15
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$780
About skin
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), also known as flesh-eating disease, is a bacterial infection that results in the death of parts of the body's soft tissue.
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Divine Amazing Grace Hospital
2 Musari Apena St, Airport Rd, off local, Shogunle, Ikeja 102214, Lagos, Nigeria
Background
Samuel is a 15 y.o. boy who lives in one bedroom apartment together with 5 members of his family. The mother is a petty trader while the father is a farmer. His father doesn’t live with the family. The estimated income of the mother is 15000 naira per month. The lesion appeared like a boil on the right hand in 2022. He was taken to the church where they applied local concoction on the lesion. The lesion became septic and the skin became necrotized.
Medical history
Samuel was treated for Necrotising fascitis, a flesh-eating disease. He underwent a procedure called skin grafting, his wounds were cleaned, and he was discharged on the 4th of September.
Prognosis
The patient was presented to Divine Amazing Grace Hospital with the extensive skin loss on the side of the chest and posteriorly. The patient needs a septic work up, blood transfusion and a surgery. If not treated soon, the condition may lead to bleeding, sepsis, and further necrotizing.
