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55歲科技業男肺炎不想住院! 康復驚覺「差點沒命」
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55歲科技業男肺炎不想住院! 康復驚覺「差點沒命」

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肺炎長年位居台灣十大死因,醫師提醒肺炎不只是嚴重,還可能奪命。一名55歲科技業男性患者因肺炎惡化一度面臨加護病房,康復後自費接種肺炎鏈球菌疫苗。醫師呼籲民眾依年齡、健康狀況與接種史,諮詢醫師評估適合的疫苗方案。

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肺炎長年位居台灣十大死因。台灣社區型肺炎中約有四分之一由肺炎鏈球菌感染所致,侵襲性肺炎鏈球菌死亡率與重症風險較高,重症康復後仍可能留下長期後遺症。政府已提供長者及風險族群公費肺炎鏈球菌疫苗。

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醫師提醒民眾,肺炎不只是嚴重,還可能奪命,民眾可依年齡、健康狀況、接種史及當地流行趨勢,與醫師共同評估適合的接種策略。(記者林志怡攝)

〔記者林志怡/台北報導〕肺炎長年居於國人10大死因之列,但一名有氣喘病史、55歲的科技業男性確診肺炎後,一度因為工作繁忙,不願意花時間住院治療,所幸在醫師好說歹說下乖乖住院治療,康復後才驚覺自己真的差點沒命,更直呼「沒想到肺炎可能致命」,醫師也提醒民眾,肺炎不只是嚴重,還可能奪命。

一名年約55歲、從事科技業的男性患者,因為微燒、咳嗽等呼吸道症狀就醫,首次就醫就確診為肺炎,雖開立抗生素、請患者返家休養,但5天後再回診時,症狀仍明顯惡化,出現喘促、疲累等症狀,緊急轉送急診,一度嚴重到評估入住加護病房。

曹玉婷說,該名患者一度因為工作繁忙、不願意住院治療,但經過一番勸說後,患者終於願意聽從醫囑,經過治療後順利出院,並在康復後慶幸表示,自己從沒想過肺炎會致命,更提到年幼時曾有氣喘的情況,沒有想像中有本錢,最終也選擇自費接種肺炎鏈球菌疫苗,避免類似情況再發生。

針對肺炎鏈球菌,曹玉婷解釋,肺炎鏈球菌平時可能「無聲存在」於民眾的鼻咽處,直到感染呼吸道疾病、免疫力下降時候趁虛而入,進一步引發感染,如鼻竇炎、中耳炎、肺炎,甚至於入侵血液、引發敗血症,細菌也隨著血液移動,引發腦膜炎、骨髓炎,且一年四季都可能發生,冬季至早春更要注意。

此外,曹玉婷提到,台灣社區型肺炎中有1/4是肺炎鏈球菌感染所致,其中又以侵襲性肺炎鏈球菌死亡率、重症風險較高,且重症康復後仍可能留下長期後遺症,因肺炎鏈球菌引發腦膜炎的存活者中,高達50%出現聽力喪失、認知功能受損、癲癇等長期神經學後遺症。

成大醫院家庭醫學部主治醫師吳至行說,政府已提供長者及風險族群公費肺炎鏈球菌疫苗,但民眾不應單純以年齡理解自己的健康風險,除了本身病史外,也要了解家族史風險,不同年齡層需要不同的疫苗,比如年輕人要打流感、新冠肺炎疫苗,慢性病患者建議要打肺炎鏈球菌疫苗,老人家更是全都要打。

台灣家庭醫學醫會會理事長黃振國提醒,肺炎預防要從日常做起,平時就要養成規律運動、均衡飲食等良好生活型態,同時也主動了解自身年齡、慢性病、疫苗接種史,並諮詢家庭醫師,了解適合自己的疾病疫苗方案,多管齊下才能遠離疾病威脅。

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  • 該名55歲患者的具體住院時間與治療細節
  • 台灣各年齡層肺炎鏈球菌疫苗的具體公費資格標準
  • 侵襲性肺炎鏈球菌在台灣的具體發病率與死亡率數據

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