Rare disease: The head has a honeycomb because of playing with cats and dogs

Information from Tuyen Quang province general hospital has just said that the hospital has received two pediatric patients with head injury, rough surface, with many scales, if the scales are pruned, it will create a wound with holes like hive. This is a rare cat-dog disease.

Specifically, in 2 consecutive days April 20-21, the hospital received 2 patients: Truong Binh Nguyen, 5 years old, residing in Xuan Van, Yen Son and grandchildren Ly Gia Bao, 7 years old, staying at Kim Phu. Yen Son hospitalized in the head, lesions, pus, causing pain and itching.

The family said that before being admitted to the hospital for about 2 weeks, they have been playing with scabies, cats and fungi (raised by their families), then the child has a lot of itching in the top of the head, pustules appear and pain and swelling In the first round, the family took the children to the hospital to be examined and treated.

Two pediatric patients with head injury due to infection from cats and dogs.(Photo of BSCC).

Pediatrician II Nguyen Thi Minh, Head of Da Lieu Department, General Hospital of Tuyen Quang province said: 2 patients were diagnosed with Honeycomb disease , this is a rare disease caused by infection from animals such as dogs and cats. . First, the pustules are in some hair roots, then spread around, forming a large area of ​​high infiltration. The surface is rough, there are many scales, if the scales are pruned, the holes are like honeycomb, so it is called "honey bee floor" , the hair is lost at the wound.

Currently, 2 children are treated at the Dermatology Department, Provincial General Hospital, have been cited for abscesses, and at the same time, disinfected with antiseptic, oral antifungal drugs, antihistamine anti-itch, anti-inflammatory, reduced swollen edema, vitamins that improve body condition, doctors have instructed families about how to care for children to avoid infection.

According to health experts, cats and dogs are at risk of infecting many dangerous diseases. The deadly disease at the top of the table is rabies. If cats and dogs are not vaccinated, the risk of rabies and dog bites is very high. Cats and dogs also have the ability to transmit golden staph bacteria. This is a dangerous bacterium that causes skin pimples but can attack the body causing lung abscess, meningitis, sepsis . patients have a high risk of death. In addition, there are flukes, cat nail disease, helminths and many other dangerous bacteria and viruses .

Therefore, experts recommend cleaning cats and dogs regularly, when cats and dogs get sick, children should not play, direct contact like cuddling.