Hyderabad:In what is described as a "rarest of rare case" by doctors, a 59-year-old patient who had tested positive for COVID-19 and H1N1 and was also suffering from high risk co-morbidities has recovered.
A team of experts at Continental Hospital, one of the leading healthcare providers here, claimed to have saved the life of the man who had high-risk co-morbidities like kidney dysfunction and coronary artery disease.
The patient a diabetic, suffering from hypertension and coronary artery disease with a history of Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and hypothyroidism, had tested positive for both COVID-19 and H1N1 (swine flu) viruses.
The patient surviving in such a complex situation of being attacked by two variants of deadly viruses is a rarest of rare occurrence. Anecdotal pieces of evidence from around the world indicate that survival of patients with such complex health ailments is very unusual, said the doctors.
Before being brought to Continental Hospital, the patient suffered from fever with chills and rigors for 10 days for which he was treated at another hospital with antibiotics. Though initial tests showed positive for H1N1 and negative for COVID-19 virus, a repeat test conducted showed the patient was positive for Coronavirus too.