Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your query and acknowledge the picture attached (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). The images you uploaded are highly suggestive of invasive bacterial infection (gangrene) and may need amputation as advised by your physician, or else it may be life-threatening to the patient. The decomposition may spread to the adjacent areas and can also lead to a septic shock. The tissue from the wound area must be sent to the clinical microbiology laboratory to determine the etiological cause, so that appropriate antibiotic is selected for treatment.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Only spit over penis or any other activity? Please answer the question so that I can guide you accordingly Thank you. .
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Children take a week to recover completely, depending on their immune status and general well-being. Your child needs two to three days of rest to relieve the symptoms. Monitor the oxygen saturation of your child using a pulse oximeter for a few days. Provide adequate nutrition for your child.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I acknowledge your query and the images attached with this query (attachments removed to protect the patient’s identity). The images do not look like a human papillomavirus wart or any other sexually transmitted infection. It seems like a benign self-limiting condition called Fordyce spots. It is a self-limiting condition often associated with aging, oily skin, and high blood cholesterol level.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your query. The chances are less, but it will not always happen. Most of the time, the spread occurs when the partner is having an active episode of infection with symptoms like blisters. The thing with HSV is that few people can have an asymptomatic infection and spread the illness to others.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A healthy person with no complement deficiency disorders like Factor-H deficiency are less likely to develop the infection due to meningococcus (Neisseria meningitidis). It is not only Factor-H deficiency but also other complement protein deficiency such as C1, C2, C4, Factor-D, Factor-I, properdin, membrane attack complex which can increase the susceptibility to infection by capsulated organisms such as Neisseria meningitidis. It is not only these complement protein deficiency that is going to increase the chance of colonized pathogen to cause infection, but other factors like age, comorbid conditions like diabetes, malnutrition, use of steroids, spleen removal surgery can increase the chance of infection from colonized pathogen like meningococcus. It is always better to receive meningococcal prophylaxis in the form of a vaccine to avoid the infection and, to some extent, colonization.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You have recently been diagnosed with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection, with a CD4 (cluster of differentiation 4) count of 380 and a viral load of approximately 60,000. You have currently been started on the TLD regimen (Tenofovir, Lamivudine, and Dolutegravir). I understand how difficult and frightening this situation can be.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your query. On seeing the symptoms, it can be a COVID-19 infection. It is better to get a COVID-19 test done, as symptoms like dry cough, tiredness, fatigue, diarrhea, and loss of taste are present. I suggest he: Takes vitamin C, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, and zinc-rich food.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I acknowledge the test report attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) with this message. Higher levels of these commensal bacteria usually do not warrant antibiotic use. The unnecessary use of antibiotics will lead to the development of antibiotic resistance and future problems. The test is negative for pathogens, so there is no need for the use of any antibiotics.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I saw the photos attached (attachments removed to protect the patient’s identity). The picture looks like creeping eruptions seen in conditions like cutaneous larva migrans (a parasitic infection). It occurs due to contact of the skin with contaminated water containing some parasitic larvae, which enter our skin and tend to crawl inside. It would have started at a particular point and continued to move further.
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