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Vietnamese patients diagnosed with rare Hematidrosis disease
After going out for lunch with his co-workers, N.T.A in Dong Anh district in Hanoi saw that a wet wipe he used had unexpectedly turned red.
Girl suffers ‘blood sweating’ after social distancing anxiety
A 10-year-old girl in the southern province of Binh Duong has been diagnosed with Hematidrosis due to psychological problems caused by a long social distancing period during the recent Covid-19 pandemic.
Vietnam’s first LEOPARD syndrome case reported
An 8-year-old girl from the southern province of Tien Giang has been recorded as the first case with LEOPARD syndrome in Vietnam, according to doctor Tran Nguyen Anh Tu from the Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital.
26-year-old man ‘refrigerated’ for 24 hours, saved from cardiac arrest
A hypothermia technique that protects the brain as well as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) helped save a man from Hanoi who suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this year.
17-year-old boy has rare condition: heart in right side of chest
A teenager was diagnosed with a completely reversed viscera with the heart located in the right side of the chest. This is a rare condition, with the rate of 1 per 10,000 people.
Abnormally tall 11-year-old boy diagnosed with Marfan syndrome
An 11-year-old boy from Thanh Hoa province was taken recently to E Hospital in Hanoi because his family was concerned about his abnormal height and long fingers and toes, as well as a protruding chest.
First Vietnamese patient cured of Hematohidrosis
After three years of treatment, the first Vietnamese person diagnosed with Hematohidrosis has recovered.
