Maryam S., 1

Maryam is a 5 month old female child staying with her parents. She has 6 other siblings. The father is a labourer, the mother is a house wife. There has been difficulty in terms of feeding in the family. They live in a 2 rooms apartment with pit toilet, having a well, no access to electricity. The children are not in school due to lack of finances. Monthly income is 10000. Maryam's illness started with watery greenish stooling about seven days ago. Two days later, the body became very hot with runny nose and coughing. She was diagnosed with severe Pneumonia. Patient's family are poor and in need of help because they cannot afford the medical bills, that is why they contacted Helpster Charity for help.

Maryam is 5-month-old infant whose illness started with watery greenish stooling about seven days ago. Two days later, the body became very hot with runny nose and coughing. On examination, a 5mo female infant, warm to touch (37.8 degree Celsius), unicteric, acyanosed with blocked nostrils and noisy breathing. The subcostal and intercostal depressions observed. Patient was diagnosed with severe pneumonia. Maryam was admitted and commenced treatment on injection antibiotics and some supportive medications of which recovery was rapid. Patient was discharged when she was stable after three days.

Maryam presented with severe cases that lead to respiratory failure, sepsis, long-term lung impairment, or death, particularly in high-risk individuals. With early and appropriate medical care, Maryam will recover fully as management of patient was initiated as soon as possible. The prognosis of severe pneumonia is guarded and highly dependent on rapid intervention, carrying a 20% to 50% mortality rate if the patient requires intensive care or mechanical ventilation. However, survival and long-term lung recovery improve significantly when appropriate intravenous antibiotics and oxygen support are started within the first few hours of presentation.