Currently, the patient is still being treated and isolated at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Bao Thang District General Hospital, his health is stable, and the white fungus in his mouth has improved (photo below).
Previously, according to the results of paraclinical tests at Bao Thang District General Hospital, fresh microscopic examination of oral samples of the patient showed positive results for yeast and filamentous fungi.
Diphtheria is an acute bacterial infection with pseudomembranes in the tonsils, pharynx, larynx, and nose. The disease can appear on the skin, other mucous membranes such as the conjunctiva or genitals. In the face of complicated epidemic developments in some localities, the health sector of Lao Cai province is still promoting propaganda activities to raise people's awareness to implement epidemic prevention and control measures.
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