Are my uncle's lung infection and non functioning kidney interconnected?
Patient: My Uncle is suffering from Multiple organ Malfunction. he was recently admitted to hospital and kept in ICU. The CT scan showed infection in his lungs due to some fluid and also his kidney is also not functioning properly. Is there any interconnection between the two. Doctor: Hello,I understand your concern.I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query.In my opinion patient should be investigated for systemic illness.There are some connective tissue disorder which can affect multiple organs like lung, kidney, brain etc. So if your father is investigated further, you may find something pertaining, and van be helpful in treatment.Please maintain optimum blood pressure it is surely can help you in maintaining the blood pressure.I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you.Dr Arun TankInfectious diseases specialist.