- Request received28/01/2024
- Checked & confirmed
- Fundraising
- Treatment provided19/03/2025
- Invoice paid05/03/2024
- 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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Kolowe M., 1
Report publishedSkin
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$10
About allergic skin rashes
allergic dermatitis complicated by a severe, life-threatening secondary bacterial skin infection that has breached the broken skin barrier and entered the bloodstream to cause sepsis. An underlying allergy initially triggers the inflamed, itchy skin rash (dermatitis), but scratching creates open wounds that allow dangerous pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus to multiply and trigger a systemic, whole-body inflammatory emergency
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Background
Kolowe Muniru is a 9months old baby, living at Makoko slums with his parents. He presented at the medical outreach with skin rashes. The child was brought to the outreach with skin rashes all over. The mother also confirmed a history of high temperature and loss of appetite for a couple of weeks. After the medical outreach, he was referred to our facility, we examined and diagnosed with Septic and Allergic Skin Infection (Fever and Rashes).
Medical history
Kolowe Muniru is a 9months old baby, living at Makoko slums with his parents. He presented at the medical outreach with skin rashes. The child was brought to the outreach with skin rashes all over. The mother also confirmed a history of high temperature and loss of appetite for a couple of weeks. After the medical outreach, he was referred to our facility, we examined and diagnosed with Septic and Allergic Skin Infection (Fever and Rashes). AMOXYL (SYRUP) 4MLS T.D.S X 1/52 PIRITON (SYRUP) 5ML BD X4/7 PARACETAMOL (SYRUP) 4MLS T.D.S X 5/7 TRIBACT (CREAM) 2CE DLY
Prognosis
The primary risk associated with a sudden, high fever in this age group is a febrile seizure, while other potential complications include severe dehydration from poor feeding and secondary bacterial skin infections caused by scratching open the rash lesions. The overall prognosis is excellent, as most pediatric viral rashes resolve spontaneously within 3 to 7 days without long-term consequences, provided the child remains well-hydrated and does not exhibit red-flag symptoms such as a non-blanching purple rash, lethargy, or labored breathing.
