- Request received25/07/2025
- Checked & confirmed23/12/2025
- Fundraising23/12/2025
- Treatment provided20/02/2026
- Invoice paid20/03/2026
- Case closed
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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Furera G., 5
In treatmentPulmonology
27
$125
About pulmonology
Bronchopneumonia is a lung infection that involves inflammation of the bronchi and surrounding lung tissue, often appearing as patchy areas of consolidation on Chest X-Ray. It's characterized by inflammation of the bronchi and patches of inflamed tissue in the surrounding lobules of the lungs. This condition can be caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infections. In severe forms, BPN can cause heart failure. PTB on the other hand is an inflammation of the lung tissues caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium spp. It has similar presentation with BPN, but unlike BPN it is a chronic condition.
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YOBE STATE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL DAMATURU
Damaturu, Yobe State, 6 Gujba Road, Nigeria
Background
Furera is a gentle girl who was enrolled in school. She likes going to school; however, due to her sickness, she hasn't been to school for a while now. She lives in an IDP camp. Her parent was killed by the insurgents. Now lives with a Samaritan in the camp. Furera presented with history of fever, cough and shortness of breath. Parents also noticed her to have lost weight recently and also she's said to be feeding less than she used to be. She was refered to our hospital to get support from Helpster. Upon presentation at our hospital and after further evaluation , she was diagnosed with Severe Bronchopneumonia in failure R/O PTB
Medical history
Furera presented to us with history of fever, cough and shortness of breath. Her guardian also noticed her to have lost weight recently and also she's said to be feeding less than she used to be. After careful evaluation, she was found to be having Severe Bronchopneumonia in failure. She was properly managed with all the necessary interventions including parenteral Antibiotics and Analgesics, Intranasal oxygen, etc. As the treatment progressed, she responded well as evidenced by resolving of her admitting symptoms. She was then discharged home with oral medications to complete her recovery and return to her normal premorbid activities.
Prognosis
With timely and appropriate antibiotics with other supplementary management protocols, BPN is treatable and when it is treated well, heart failure also resolve. PTB on the other hand is treatable with Anti Koch. Both conditions when left unattended or inappropriately treated can lead to serious complications or even death.
