One child in WhileNorth Sumatra which is suspected to be infected hepatitis mysterious die world. The patient was undergoing treatment at the Santa Elisabeth Hospital While.
“There are two children who are suspected of being infected. But one child who was being treated at Elisabeth Hospital died. This morning we will take the specimen to the University of Indonesia because it is there to examine it,” said Head of the Sumatran Health Service (Kadiskes Sumut) Ismail Lubis, Tuesday (10/5). ).
Ismail said the patient who died was two years old. The child from Medan City was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, fever, yellowing of the eyes, and loss of consciousness.
“However, to ensure that the patient is infected with mysterious hepatitis, a specimen examination must be carried out in Jakarta,” he said.
Meanwhile, there is another pediatric patient who is also suspected of being infected with mysterious hepatitis. Currently, the eight-month-old patient is being treated at RSUP H Adam Malik.
“He is still being treated at the Adam Malik Hospital in Medan. The suspicion is that it leads there,” said Ismail.
Separately, the Director of Medical, Nursing and Supporting Services at RSUP H Adam Malik Fajrinur confirmed that a patient suspected of being infected with mysterious hepatitis was being treated.
The eight-month-old patient was admitted to the hospital on Sunday (8/5). The baby from Deliserdang Regency is said to have been admitted to the hospital with severe symptoms.
“When he came to consciousness, he had decreased with a fairly yellow body, with a history of nausea, vomiting. Gastrointestinal problems were more prominent, then there was diarrhea, fever, history of seizures,” said Fajrinur.
He explained that the baby is in intensive care in a special room. The medical team has taken samples for virus testing.
With the addition of this one victim, there are currently 6 children who are thought to have died from a mysterious hepatitis. Three cases of death were in DKI Jakarta, one in Tulungagung, one in Solok, and the last one in Medan.
(fnr / tsa)
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