Rima Melati Dies After Struggling With Decubitus, Know Facts About Her Disease

Illustration of senior actress Rima Melati (Instagram)

YOGYAKARTA – Rima Melati, a senior actress, passed away today after battling her illness for a long time. It was reported by the daughter-in-law, Marisa Tumbuan, that her mother-in-law died on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 15:14 at the Central Jakarta Army Hospital.

It has been known for a long time that the winner of the best actress at the Indonesian Film Festival in the film Intan Berduri has decubitus disease. This talented woman leaves behind two children, Aditya Tumbuan and Henneke Adinda Tumbuan.

Some time ago, Rima Melati was reportedly hospitalized. Actresses Widyawati and Jenny Rachman explained their condition when they were treated. Widyawati explained that decubitus disease is an injury that is experienced if you sleep too long. The wound spread everywhere and required intensive care in the ICU.

Citing the page of the National Cancer Institute, Thursday, June 22, pressure ulcers often form on the skin that covers the bony areas of the body. Such as the back, tailbone, hips, buttocks, elbows, heels, and ankles. Damage to the skin is caused by constant pressure on the wound area for a long time. The effect, the patient can not get out of bed or change its position. Patients who use wheelchairs, can have an increased risk of developing pressure ulcers.

Symptoms experienced by pressure ulcer patients include changes in skin color, swelling, warmth, and pain when pressed. If not treated promptly, pressure ulcers can crack, blister, rupture, and form sores or ulcers that may ooze pus.

Treatment needs to be done intensively because it often heals slowly. If not treated intensively, the risk of damaging the tissue deep under the skin. This includes damaging fat, muscle, and bone.

Decubitus ulcers are also known as bedsores. Reported by Healthline, stage 1 and 2 ulcers usually do not require surgery. But stage 3 and 4 ulcers require surgery.

Factors that cause pressure ulcers, in addition to prolonged pressure, patients who have poor blood circulation, being in a humid place for a long time, and skin irritation have the potential to develop bedsore.

Before suffering from a decubitus ulcer, Rima Melati was also reported to have recovered from breast cancer in 2018. Launching the Starpro YouTube channel, Widyawati some time ago talked about Rima Melati's condition. She said that since her husband, Frans Tumbuan, died in 2015, Rima Melati's health condition has often fluctuated. Until this afternoon it was reported that he died peacefully.