There is only one small dermatology section in Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH), while Holy Family Hospital (HFH) and District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) have nothing and patients with skin diseases end up creature treat by medical specialists in addition, the lack of facilities to house patients with grave skin diseases at BBH has resulted in many deaths in the past.
Khalida Bibi, 70, came to BBH suffering from pemphigus vulgaris, an autoimmune confusion that involves blistering and sore on the skin surface due to the nonappearance of an inpatient department for skin diseases, she was admit to the medicine ward, where, owing to her already weak immune organization she contracted tuberculosis (TB) and died, according to hospital sources.
In a similar incident, Sakina Bibi, 56, missing her life due to “mixed” treatment from a physician and a non-qualified dermatologist, source added talking toward The Express Tribune, BBH Medical Registrar Dr Muhammad Haroon admit that in the past, many patients by serious skin diseases died after contracting infectious diseases from other patients, as a separate inpatient department for persons with skin diseases is lacking.
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