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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe patient had been suffering from\nLupus for around three years and visited several hospitals but the disease went\nundiagnosed till she came to SUM Covid Hospital, Dr. Sahu said adding it was a\nchallenging job to handle such a case in the present circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The patient had hypothyroid issue\nand had been suffering from fever for three months. She also complained of\njoint pain, loss of hair, tightening of skin and red patches on her face, Dr. Pradeepta\nShekhar Patro, Rheumatologist and Clinical Immunologist of IMS and SUM Hospital,\nsaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even as she was being treated in the\nICU, investigations continued to determine her underlying medical condition, Dr.\nPatro said adding since both Covid-19 and Lupus had similar lab parameters it\nwas difficult to ascertain her condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter admission we made her primary diagnosis that she was\nsuffering from Lupus as well. The problem that arose thereafter was that we\ncould not administer her steroids or immuno suppressants as it could delay the\nviral clearance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lupus is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the body\u2019s\nimmune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue, he\nexplained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe had to balance the two\ntreatments and it was almost like a walk on the razor\u2019s edge,\u201d Dr. Patro said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The patient completely recovered\nafter 12 days of sustained treatment when she tested negative for Covid-19 and\nher platelet count increased from 40,000 to 1,20,000. She was discharged from the\nhospital subsequently, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nDr. S.S.Mohapatra, Head of Radiology\ndepartment and Advisor, SUM Covid Hospital, Dr. Iswar Chandra Behera, Critical\nCare specialistand Dr. Banani Jena, Head of Department, Pulmonary Medicine,\nalso treated the patient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The team of doctors had also successfully treated an 85-year-old woman and a 60-year-old diabetic, both infected by Covid-19, helping them to recover before they were discharged from the hospital on May 13. The diabetic patient also did not know about his medical condition till he was admitted into the hospital. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IMS and SUM Hospital, faculty of medical sciences of the SOA Deemed to be University, has been operating three Covid Hospitals in the state, the other two being at Talcher and Kendrapara. The Covid-19 Hospital at Bhubaneswar is the largest in the state and second largest in the country with 525 beds including 25 ICU beds. The Talcher Hospital has 156 beds including six ICU beds while the facility at Kendrapara has 110 beds which included ten ICU beds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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