- Request received06/06/2025
- Checked & confirmed18/06/2025
- Fundraising18/06/2025
- Treatment provided07/07/2025
- Invoice paid21/07/2025
- Case closed26/08/2025
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.
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Praise M., 5
Report publishedEmergency care
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$45
About emergency care
Post excision and grafting involves removing damaged or dead tissue from a wound and replacing it with healthy tissue, often skin, to promote healing and restore function. This procedure is commonly used to treat burns, chronic wounds, and certain types of skin defects. The goal is to create a clean wound bed that is suitable for grafting and to cover the area with skin that will integrate with the surrounding tissue.
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Bokoli Subcounty Hospital
Bokoli Sub-County Hospital, Sikata - Kimilili Rd, Bokoli
Background
Praise Mary is a 5-year-old Grade 1 pupil at a local primary school. She aspires to become a doctor in the future and enjoys reading and playing netball. She lives with her single mother, who is a housewife and small-scale farmer. Her mother supports their household of four by selling farm produce. They all live together in a modest two-roomed house. Due to delayed rains, the family had a poor harvest, making it difficult for her mother to provide food and pay school fees. As a result, Praise is often sent home from school for lack of fees. Praise was born with a small swelling on her right arm, which gradually increased in size and became painful, at times affecting her concentration. She underwent excision and dressing at New Elgon View Hospital on 25/05/2025. Since Bokoli Sub-County Hospital is closer to their home, she now visits Bokoli for follow-up and to receive the necessary care as referred by New Elgon View Hospital.
Medical history
Praise was born with a small swelling on her right arm, which gradually increased in size and became painful, at times affecting her concentration. She underwent excision and dressing at New Elgon View Hospital on 25/05/2025. Since Bokoli Sub-County Hospital is closer to their home, she now visits Bokoli for follow-up and to receive the necessary care as referred by New Elgon View Hospital. She has since completed her follow up sessions and is doing well
Prognosis
Praise mary was dressed ,cleaned and given medication and the situation could have left Untreated, post-excision neurofibromas in neurofibromatosis (NF1) can experience recurrence, potentially leading to increased tumor growth and complications. While surgical excision is the primary treatment, incomplete removal or tumor regrowth after surgery can cause issues like scarring, nerve damage, and functional impairment.
