A 58-year-old man in China went to the doctor after feeling a crawling sensation inside his body. Upon examination, it was discovered that a cockroach had made its home inside his lungs.
Viral News, Cockroach Family Found Living Inside Man's Lungs in China. A 58-year-old man in China had a cockroach family living inside his body. For several days, he had been feeling a crawling sensation inside his body. After avoiding it for a few days, he finally decided to get it checked. According to a local Chinese news outlet, the man often felt something crawling on his nose while sleeping. He would sneeze several times for this, but it was of no use. After a few days, a strange smell started coming from his mouth. Yellow phlegm started coming out on coughing. After this he went to the doctor.
Doctors could not find the disease
This man from Haikou, Hainan province of China got himself checked up at Hainan Hospital. After this he took advice from an ENT doctor. Nothing unusual was revealed in the initial investigation. But there was a suspicion that something was wrong. After this the patient started treatment with expert doctor Lin. Dr. Lin did a CT scan of the lungs, which showed an opacity in the basal part behind the lobe of the right lung. This showed that some external thing was stuck here.
Cockroach made a house in the lungs
On the advice of Dr. Lin, a bronchoscopy was done, during which something winged was seen in his bronchus. However, his entire body was covered in phlegm. After removing the phlegm, it was found that it was a live cockroach.'' After this the insect was carefully removed from the windpipe, then the lungs were cleaned very well. The constant foul smell coming from his mouth was also gone. After a few days, the man was discharged from the hospital.
Last Updated Sep 8, 2024, 7:31 PM IST