COVID-19-infected renal patient recovers

The 19-year-old was discharged from Pudukottai GH

July 08, 2020 08:36 am | Updated 08:36 am IST - Pudukottai

An 18-year-old COVID-19 infected renal failure patient was resuscitated by government doctors in Pudukottai. The patient Michael Williams hailing from Kattubawa Pallivasal in the district had suffered renal failure.

He was undergoing hemodialysis in a private nursing home at Madurai for the past one year.

Michael had undergone hemodialysis 62 times and had spent nearly ₹5 lakhs When he was found to be COVID-19 positive, the private nursing home refused to treat him and sent him back.

The 18-year-old patient was admitted to the Government Ranees Isolation Hospital in Pudukottai on June 27.

After 10 days of treatment and dialysis, the patient was discharged in a good condition, a press release from the Government Medical College, Pudukottai said.

Hospital Dean AL. Meenakshi Sundaram said Michael Williams was the first patient to be treated in Pudukottai district with COVID-19 infection and renal failure.

He further said there were two dedicated dialysis machines available at the hospital.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.