The seminar was attended by leading experts and representatives of hospitals who are involved in treating patients with palmocarpal keratitis. foot in Ba To district, Quang Ngai province.
At the conference, delegates agreed on the name of the strange disease, which is thickened dermatitis syndrome. horns of the hands and feet and concluded that the cause of this disease is chronic poisoning. However, the specific toxin causing the disease has not yet been determined. The workshop also agreed on the treatment regimen The Ministry of Health has issued instructions on the treatment of this disease and also supplemented instructions on supportive treatment.
In the near future, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management will work with Bach Mai Hospital and the Central Dermatology Hospital to bring some patients with Hand and foot hyperkeratotic dermatitis syndrome in Quang Ngai province is being treated and monitored at the above hospitals.
According to the newspaper Reported at the conference, from the first case on April 19, 2011 to June 5, 2012, Ba To district (Quang Ngai) recorded 215 cases of palmar keratitis syndrome. foot, including 12 deaths and 44 recurrences. The disease is spreading in 5 communes of Ba To district: Ba Dien Ba Xa Ba To Ba Vinh Ba Ngac, with the main concentration being in Reu village of Ba Dien commune (accounting for 55-67%). The highest rate of disease in the age group is from 15-30 years old, accounting for over 30%, of which 100% of patients are of the H‘re ethnic group.
Khanh Hong
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