Hyderabad: In the last week alone, two main hospitals in the Nizam Medical Institute (NIMS) and Osmania General Hospital (OGH) – have reported at least 10 cases of rare intestinal gangrene, effects after Covid -19.
The doctor confirmed that there was a significant surge in these cases in the past few days, with most of them turned to be fatal or needed intestinal transplants for patients to survive.
Many vaccinated individuals also among those diagnosed with gangrene, added the doctor.
When the last toi reported this in June 2021, there were only four cases of intestinal gangren in the city.
“We have observed a recent surge in cases of meskinika ischemia, especially in younger populations without comorbidity.
During last week, we have found six cases like that, all requires the elimination of significant intestinal segments, four of them require support Ventilator, where two finally surrendered to this disease, “said Dr.
N Bheeerappa, Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery Gastroenterology, NIMS.
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia (AMI) is a life-threatening condition, which occurs because the blockage of the two arteries or veins that supply blood to the intestine, which can ultimately cause intestinal gangrene.
Bheeerappa added: “Of all patients, three of them are relatively fit with no previous comorbidity.
Although no patient reported has a history of diseases or exposure to Covid-19, only two of them only received a single vaccine dose.
Still antibodies Covid-19 significantly positive in six of them, referring to the role of increasing thrombotic tendencies related to Covid-19 (the tendency to form a lump).
“In fact, the doctor said that while this condition is usually a known complication and in severe painful patients with many comorbidity , now it looks among healthy people too.
“And the incidence increased dramatically right now,” said Dr.
C.
C Madhusudan, Head of the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, OGH which has seen four cases of acute gangrenous like that in the past week in which almost the entire colon must be removed.