- 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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Pamilerin O., 2
Report publishedImmune system
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$15
About malaria r/o sepsis
? Contact dermatitis This describes a critical clinical scenario where a patient has confirmed or suspected malaria, but doctors are actively evaluating ("r/o" or ruling out) whether the illness has triggered sepsis, a life-threatening systemic inflammatory emergency caused by either the parasite itself or a secondary bacterial infection. Contact Dermatitis - This is a localized, non-contagious skin inflammation (rash) that occurs when the skin comes into direct contact with an irritating substance or an allergen, causing redness, itching, and sometimes burning or blistering
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Background
2 year old Oto loves to play, lives with his parents at the Makoko slum. Prsented at the medical outreach with a history of prolonged cough, fever, and rashes. He was seen and evaluated, diagnosed with Malaria, R/O sepsis and Contact Dermatitis.
Medical history
2 year old Oto loves to play, lives with his parents at the Makoko slum. Prsented at the medical outreach with a history of prolonged cough, fever, and rashes. He was seen and evaluated, diagnosed with Malaria, R/O sepsis and Contact Dermatitis. Investigations done - MP, FBC Prescription given: MEDIZONE CREAM BD 1/52 ACT (SYRUP) 5 MLS BD X3/7 PARACETAMOL (SYRUP) 4MLS T.D.S X 5/7 ERYTHROMYCIN (SYRUP) 5 MLS BD X1/52
Prognosis
While the prognosis for contact dermatitis is excellent and benign, typically resolving within a few weeks once the skin irritant is removed, the prognosis for malaria with potential sepsis is highly critical and time-sensitive. Immediate survival depends entirely on rapid medical intervention with targeted intravenous therapies, as any delay in treating systemic sepsis drastically increases the risk of mortality or permanent organ damage.
