A 50-year-old uncle may have a "cat scratch disease" repeatedly

The furry body, soft and soft screams... made many people addicted to "footing" and unable to extricate themselves, but Uncle Yang, who is fifty years old, accidentally suffered from a strange disease due to "footing" and even walked around the gate of hell. What's going on?

Continuous low fever, the cause is difficult to find,

50-year-old Uncle Yang has some cats and dogs at home. In the past four months, he has suffered from a "strange disease" and has repeatedly experienced low fever. He has not been cured whether he takes medicine by himself or goes to a local clinic for treatment. Recently, Uncle Yang came to Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University for treatment. The doctor auscultation found that there was obvious noise in Uncle Yang's heart, so he immediately arranged an echocardiogram examination. It was found that bacteria had grown in the mitral valve, aortic valve and tricuspid valve in Uncle Yang's heart, forming a vegetative organism, which had extremely strong destructive power, resulting in incomplete valve closure, resulting in blood reflux.

Wang Xiaowu, director of the Department of Cardiac Large Vascular Surgery at Zhujiang Hospital, introduced that the heart valves that are often said to be infected with bacteria, which is called infectious endocarditis in medicine. It refers to inflammation of the heart valve or ventricular endocarditis caused by infection by bacteria, fungi and other pathogens. According to statistics, an average of 5 out of every 100,000 people per year may suffer from infectious endocarditis. The risk of death from infectious endocarditis is about 25%. If treatment is not performed, the fatal risk is higher.

Genetic detection Tracking the "real murderer"

The size of the growth organisms on the mitral valve of Uncle Yang's heart has exceeded 1 cm, which is a high-risk organism that is very prone to shedding and leads to stroke. Uncle Yang underwent surgery on the third day after admission. During the operation, Wang Xiaowu's team completely cleared the nematodes in Uncle Yang's heart, replaced the aortic valve with an artificial valve, and successfully repaired the mitral valve and tricuspid valve.

According to Wang Xiaowu, in order to trace the root cause, they used the most advanced detection method - gene sequencing of pathogenic bacteria to track pathogenic bacteria. Finally, the truth was revealed. Uncle Yang had a rare bacteria called "Han Saibaer Tongti" in his heart. After 12 days of careful treatment by medical staff, Uncle Yang finally recovered and was discharged from the hospital.

After being caught by a cat, it cannot be ignored

Wang Xiaowu said that Hansebalton is a rod-shaped short Gram-negative bacillus, which is a common pathogen that causes cat scratching in humans. Cats are the main host of Bartonite. The pathogen is mainly transmitted between cats and cats through cats. When a person is scratched or bitten by a cat, it can cause Hansai Bartonite to spread from cats to humans. According to clinical literature statistics, among all patients with infectious endocarditis, endocarditis caused by Bartonia accounts for about 3%, of which people with low immunity are more likely to occur.

At this time, Uncle Yang also recalled that half a year ago, he adopted a little stray cat and was scratched by a kitten. He also liked to keep cat food in his hands to feed the kitten. Wang Xiaowu speculated that this may be the reason why Uncle Yang was infected with Han Sai Bar.

●Reminder

As the number of people raising pets such as cats and dogs is increasing, cat scratching disease is on the rise year by year. For people with low immunity, pets should be kept scientifically and attention should be paid to preventing infection in Hansaibaltong. If you experience symptoms such as fever, fatigue, persistent low fever, and poor antibiotic treatment effects, please seek medical treatment as soon as possible.