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Monday, 5 March
2018 | ArabMedicare.com | Staff Reporter |
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Dubai
doctor saves patient from
life-threatening meningitis
and kidney failure
(Dubai) -
A doctor
at Zulekha Hospital Dubai
recently saved an Egyptian
patient, Mr. Aiman Mohammad,
from a critical case of
acute bacterial meningitis.
The 58-year-old initially
developed an infection in
the forearm at the site of a
previous Intravenous (IV)
cannulation following a
procedure at another
hospital. This infection
caused the patient to
experience decreased
consciousness and acute
renal failure.
Dr. Ahmed Nader Youssef
Ezeldin, Critical Care
Medicine Specialist at
Zulekha Hospital – Dubai,
advised the immediate
transfer of the patient to
the Intensive Care Unit
(ICU) after being diagnosed
with acute bacterial
meningitis and severe blood
sepsis.
Dr. Ezeldin and the medical
team completed a number of
essential tests including
blood and cerebrospinal
fluid sampling. As a result,
the patient was prescribed a
course of antibiotics which
saw him start to regain
consciousness after a few
days. Mr. Mohammed
demonstrated gradual
improvement as his kidneys
started to perform as normal
meaning that dialysis wasn’t
required.
Dr. Ezeldin said, “We are so
glad that Mr. Aiman was able
to regain a normal life
after being diagnosed with
acute bacterial meningitis.
When such a critical case of
meningitis comes with an
acute renal failure, it can
lead to serious problems
such as blindness, chronic
kidney failure which
requires continuous
hemodialysis, or in some
cases a lifelong coma. An
early diagnosis and ICU
transfer, choosing the right
treatment, and quick
application of medicine
helped the patient to
improve quickly and get back
to his family and friends.”
After five days in the ICU,
the patient was moved to
another hospital bed where
he made a full recovery,
regained complete
consciousness and kidney
function. After a further
three days, he was
discharged from the
hospital.
Mr. Aiman Mohammad said: “I
would like to express my
sincere gratitude to Dr.
Ezeldin and the team in
Zulekha Hospital Dubai for
their efforts which
ultimately saved my life.
Thankfully, I was able to go
back to work without having
to take any further
medication, and am now back
to living my normal life.”
The Zulekha Healthcare group
includes three
multidisciplinary hospitals
with two in the UAE in Dubai
and Sharjah, and the third
in Nagpur, India. The Group
also has four UAE medical
centres and three pharmacies
providing specialized
treatments in over 25
disciplines.
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