A girl born in the 2000s escaped from a room three times in one week and developed a lung infection! Cryptococcus must be prevented

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#A girl born in the 2000s escaped from a room three times in one week and got a lung infection#

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Escape room because of the excitement

Popular among the new generation of young people

But because the environment is closed and the lighting is dim

Not only is there a safety hazard

Players are prone to being hit or bruised

There is also the possibility of contracting some diseases

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Xiaoyou (pseudonym), a 22-year-old girl from Fuzhou

After a month of continuous chest pain and dry cough

Diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis

The source of pathogens

It's possible that she frequents here.

"Escape Room" Space

Played "Escape Room" for 2 consecutive months

The girl had chest pain and dry cough for a month

Xiaoyou is a "room escape" game enthusiast who has enjoyed playing with classmates since college. A few months ago, Xiaoyou went to a "room escape" game space in Fuzhou to check in two or three times a week. After going there for two consecutive months, Xiaoyou began to experience tightness and pain in the lower left side of the chest. The pain was more severe when taking a deep breath or coughing, and he had symptoms of constant dry coughing. This situation lasted for a month.

Seeing that the condition had not improved and not knowing why, the anxious mother took Xiaoyou to the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Fuzhou First Hospital for treatment.

"The patient is relatively fat, has bad living habits, and is in poor physical condition." Lin Xinfeng, deputy chief physician of the second department of respiratory and critical care medicine, who received the patient, asked Xiaoyou about her condition in detail and learned that she did not like to eat staple foods, loved to eat snacks and sweets, had an irregular work and rest schedule, habitually stayed up late, and often played escape rooms. Based on Xiaoyou's medical history and the fact that Xiaoyou's symptoms did not improve after taking oral antibacterial drugs, Lin Xinfeng suspected that Xiaoyou might be infected with "pulmonary cryptococcus" based on his previous experience and lung film images taken at other hospitals.

Subsequently, Xiaoyou had a blood test and a lung CT scan. The blood test results showed that the qualitative and quantitative indicators of cryptococcus in Xiaoyou's blood were "positive", and the lung CT imaging results also showed that her left lower lung had patchy consolidation shadows with cavities, which are typical signs of pulmonary cryptococcal infection. In order to further clarify the nature of the infection, Deputy Chief Physician Lin Xinfeng performed a CT-guided percutaneous lung puncture biopsy on Xiaoyou. During the operation, it was clearly seen that Xiaoyou's lung lesions had formed a 4cmx2.7cmx4.4cm consolidation shadow.

After the cause of the disease was identified, Xiaoyou received standardized anti-cryptococcal treatment during hospitalization and after discharge. A lung CT scan was performed one month later, and the consolidation shadow was reduced to 2.9*1.7*2.6cm in size. Xiaoyou has now returned to work.

Cryptococcus is everywhere

People with weakened immune systems are more susceptible to infection

According to the doctor, Cryptococcus is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus. It can be found in large quantities in soil, bird droppings, fruits, vegetables, especially pigeon droppings, and in human skin, mucous membranes, and feces. Cryptococcus may also be found in large quantities in some closed, dark, damp, and unventilated spaces. This pathogen often sneaks in and easily attacks people with autoimmune diseases, people who use hormones, immune preparations, and other low immunity. Because Xiaoyou is relatively fat, has an irregular work and rest schedule, and has an unbalanced nutrition, his immunity is lower than that of normal people, and he is more susceptible to Cryptococcus infection than normal people.

Cryptococcus usually causes respiratory infection after being inhaled from the respiratory tract. The initial infection site is mostly the lungs, but it can spread from the lungs to other parts of the body, including the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, bones, and internal organs. The most vulnerable part is the central nervous system, causing cryptococcal meningitis. Common symptoms of the infected include fever, progressive headache, nausea, vomiting, mental and neurological symptoms (mental confusion, irritability, disorientation, behavioral changes, lethargy, etc.). Patients infected with pulmonary cryptococcus will routinely undergo lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis.

Doctors remind: the general public, do not play escape rooms too frequently, and it is best to choose places with good ventilation and sanitary environment. If your body resistance is relatively low, try to avoid going to such places. In addition, it is recommended that everyone should eat healthy, have a proper work and rest schedule, maintain appropriate exercise, and improve immunity.

Source: Science Popularization China WeChat Official Account