Men who drank every day, green and yellow blood? What kind of disease is it
Aug 07, 2024
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According to the Shenzhen Special Daily, a 36-year-old man named Chen, who lives in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, recently lost his appetite and began to turn yellow, and later his skin turned yellow and went to the hospital. He even showed symptoms of vomiting and shortness of breath.
The medical staff considered his symptoms to be different from those of general jaundice hepatitis patients and conducted a detailed examination.
Urine and blood tests revealed 'diabetic ketoacidosis'.
Diabetic ketoacidosis is an acute complication of diabetes, a disease characterized by hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis, and increased ketone bodies.
The disease is often accompanied by symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, along with symptoms such as weakness.
When it gets worse, it can lead to decreased consciousness. Insulin deficiency is the cause of the outbreak, and factors that cause insulin include discontinuation of insulin and lack of doses, diseases such as infection, and excessive drinking.
The mortality rate is less than 1%, but it has a mortality rate of more than 5% in the case of the elderly or severe disease.
The medical team examined Chen's blood and found that the colors were green and milky white.
Liver function test showed total bilirubin levels of 227 μmol (micromolar)/L and triglyceride levels of 17.8 mmol (millimolar)/L, both 10-fold higher than normal.
Eventually, he was diagnosed with acute jaundice hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, diabetic ketoacidosis, and hyperlipidemia.
The doctor used double filtration plasma separation (DFPP) to perform a 'exchange transfusion (draining toxic blood and transfusing new blood).' treatment.
Yellow fat components were extracted from his blood that passed through the double-filtered plasma separation device.
After two weeks of treatment, he regained his health and was discharged from the hospital. Before he was discharged from the hospital, he appeared in front of the doctor "I will never drink again." made a promise.
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