Many netizens forwarded this post of help on Weibo yesterday.
Information Times (reporter Xiong Xufan) - "There is a 2 and a half month old baby in Luoding who has a strange skin disease. The baby's whole body is red with pus blisters, and large areas of skin are peeling off. He also frequently has a high fever. They have run through all the hospitals in Guangzhou without any cure. Now we hope to use the power of Weibo (http://t.sina.com.cn) to find a doctor who can help this poor baby! Thank you!" The day before yesterday, a post for help on Sina Weibo caught the attention of many netizens. According to the clues on Weibo, the reporter found the baby's parents yesterday. It is understood that the baby is currently hospitalized in the pediatric ICU of Zhujiang Hospital in Guangzhou. The doctors still have not been able to diagnose the cause of the illness. The anxious parents decided to try every possible way to find medical experts.
The baby developed a strange disease 20 days after birth.
On August 3rd this year, the male infant Li Haoran was born in Zhida Village, Taiping Town, Luoding City, in a rural family. At the time, he weighed more than 6 jin (about 3 kg), was white and chubby, and very cute. "He was very active when he was born, I didn't expect him to become like this now." Yesterday morning, in the pediatric ward of Zhujiang Hospital, the child's mother Ms. Chen couldn't help but shed tears as she talked about her child.
Ms. Chen recalled that the child began to get sick 20 days after birth. "At first, he had diarrhea, which lasted for two or three days, his bottom was always red, then his neck became red too, and later even the corners of his eyes turned a bit red." Ms. Chen took the child to see a doctor, who said it was eczema, but the condition did not improve after using medication. She then went to Luoding Health Care Hospital and Shuigui Hospital, but the condition still did not improve. Instead, the child's skin started peeling off, and red rashes resembling heat rash appeared on his face, legs, and back, forming large patches.
Multiple hospitals unable to diagnose the cause
On September 19th, Ms. Chen's family came to Guangzhou for medical treatment. However, including Children's Hospital and Dongsheng Hospital, they were at a loss regarding the strange disease the baby had. The hospital diagnoses were different; some said it was Candida infection or other fungal infections, others said it was psoriasis, and some said it was eczema.
In early October, Ms. Chen brought her child to Zhujiang Hospital. At the time, the child's entire body was covered with lumps, with white pus blisters, and occasionally had a high fever. On October 6th, the child's heart rate was abnormal, and he was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit. "Now the baby's skin is red, peeling off in patches, and after one layer peels off cleanly, another layer starts peeling off again after a couple of days. The attending doctor still doesn't know what kind of skin disease it is, and the dermatology department of the hospital also cannot figure out the cause."
Enthusiastic netizens posted a plea for help on Weibo
During their time seeking medical treatment in Guangzhou, Ms. Chen and her husband also consulted experts from Sun Yat-sen University First Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University Second Hospital, Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, and Guangzhou Skin Disease Prevention and Treatment Institute, but they still could not find an exact cause. The day before yesterday, they sent an invitation letter through Zhujiang Hospital to Sun Yat-sen University Second Hospital, asking relevant experts to come for a consultation, "hoping to quickly find out what the disease is and start symptomatic treatment as soon as possible."
In order to treat their child, the originally not wealthy couple had already spent all their savings, and also owed a large sum of money to relatives and friends. "Seeking medical treatment for over a month has already cost several tens of thousands of yuan, and now each day of hospitalization costs two or three thousand yuan. Inviting experts for consultation also costs one or two thousand yuan. We really don't know what to do," Ms. Chen said. She and her husband are currently staying at her sister's house in Guangzhou, relying on donations from friends to make it this far.
Ms. Chen said that she had tried posting pleas for help on some forums, but initially there was no response. After a netizen posted a plea for help on Weibo the day before yesterday, she has received many condolences from netizens.
The reporter contacted the Weibo user @Cyu3 who posted the message yesterday. She claimed that she did not know the baby's mother, but discovered the mother's hospital diary online and felt sorry for the baby, so she posted on Weibo hoping to help them.
It is understood that since the afternoon of the day before yesterday, many people have been calling and sending text messages to the baby's parents. "Some just say a few words of concern, while others give us some advice for reference, such as suggesting we find an old TCM doctor, or recommending we go to a certain hospital. In short, we will note down any useful information," Ms. Chen said. She thanked these netizens very much, and at the same time hoped that the cause of the baby's illness would be found out as soon as possible and cured, "No matter what, I will not give up on him. I believe there must be a doctor who can cure him."