Acting Governor Heru Examined The Ranks Of Tracing The Causes Of Reemergence In Cases Of Kidney Failure In Jakarta

Acting Governor of DKI Heru Budi Hartono/PHOTO via ANTARA/Biro Pers Setpres

JAKARTA - Acting (Pj) Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono ordered his staff to investigate the cause of the re-emergence of two cases of atypical progressive acute kidney failure (GGAPA) and its handling.

"This morning I spoke with friends from the Health Service to address and what the cause was. We are serious about dealing with it," Heru said when met at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Monday, February 6.

Continuing, the Head of the Surveillance, Epidemiology and Immunization Section of the DKI Health Office, Ngabila Salama, asked the public not to immediately provide sirop preparations when the child has a fever.

"It will not be immediately taken for medicine. Even if the complaint does not improve, you must take medication under the supervision of an expert doctor. We leave it to the expert doctor to make the best jaustification and treatment," said Ngabila.

As is known, two new cases of GGAPA emerged in Jakarta, after some time no cases emerged in Indonesia.

One of the re-emerging cases of kidney failure was suffered by a 1 year old child. He had a fever on January 25, 2023. The child was given a fever reduction mild drug purchased at a pharmacy by his cave people with the Praxion brand.

On January 28, the patient had a cough, fever, runny nose, and could not urinate (anuria) and was then taken to the Pasar Rebo Health Center, Jakarta, for examination, and on January 31 he received a referral to Adhyaksa Hospital.

Due to GGAPA symptoms, it is planned to be referred to the RSCM, but the family refused and went home forcibly. On February 1, parents decided to take the patient back to the Police Hospital and get treatment in the emergency room, and the patient had started urinating.

On February 1, the patient was then referred to the RSCM for intensive care as well as fomepizole therapy. However, 3 hours after being at the RSCM at 23.00 WIB, the patient was declared dead in a state of GGAPA confirmation.

Meanwhile, another case is still a suspect, a 7-year-old child, developed a fever on January 26, then consumed a hot reduction drug purchased independently.

According to the chronology, on January 30, he received a reduction in tablet fever from the Puskesmas. On February 1, patients seek treatment at the clinic and are given concoction medicine. On February 2 he was treated at the Kembangan Hospital, then referred, and is currently still undergoing treatment at the Jakarta RSCM.

With the report of additional new cases, until February 5, 2023, there were 326 GGAPA cases and one suspected spread across 27 provinces in Indonesia. Of these, 116 cases were declared cured, while six cases are still undergoing treatment at the Jakarta RSCM.