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According to the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University,

The hospital recently received a patient with a long-term cough.

After inspection, it was found

Suffering from pulmonary fungal disease caused by cryptococcal infection.

The culprit is a long-term user

But the aromatherapy humidifier is not cleaned properly.

The patient was admitted to the hospital and a CT scan revealed shadows in his lungs. Photo provided by the hospital

A few months ago, 45-year-old Ms. Chen (pseudonym) went to the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University for treatment because she had coughs, sputum, and blood in her sputum for more than half a month, and the condition was getting worse.

Wei Liping, director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, told reporters that the patient underwent a series of examinations including chest X-ray, chest CT scan, and chest enhanced CT scan, which revealed multiple nodules and exudates in both lungs. Fungal infection was considered, but tumors were not ruled out. "Fortunately, after completing the relevant examinations, Ms. Chen's tumor indicators were normal, but the cryptococcal antigen infection test was positive, which means that the patient's lung infection and nodules were caused by cryptococcal infection."

After careful questioning, the doctor found that Ms. Chen had been using an aromatherapy humidifier at home for the past five years and only cleaned it every few months. Wei Liping speculated that the patient's condition was caused by the liquid in the humidifier not being clean enough and the container not being cleaned in time. After several months of drug treatment, a recent chest CT scan of Ms. Chen showed that her lung lesions had shrunk a lot compared to before, and her condition had improved significantly.

When the patient was reexamined, the lesion had shrunk compared to before. Photo provided by the hospital

Expert reminder:

Aromatherapy humidifiers should be cleaned regularly

Wei Liping told reporters that household humidifiers are often not cleaned in time, and he hopes that citizens will learn from this and use humidifiers properly to avoid excessive humidification that leads to the reproduction of germs. At the same time, they should be cleaned regularly to prevent the breeding of pathogenic microorganisms inside. At the same time, in daily life, people should avoid contact with bird feces to avoid bacterial infection.

Source: Information Times