Jagran correspondent, Siddharthnagar. A case of serious negligence of a pathology center has come to light in the district, where a person who went to get tested for lipoma was given a wrong report of HIV positive. Due to this report, the victim and his family remained under deep mental stress for four days.
Later, the truth came out when the report of investigation conducted in another pathology center came negative. There has been a stir in the health department also regarding the matter.
A resident of village Dumdumwa of Uska police station area told in his application to the Chief Medical Officer that he is suffering from lipoma. He went to the district hospital for treatment, where the doctor prescribed some tests and advised operation. In the course of these investigations, on January 13, he reached a diagnostic center located at Uska Road in the city. In the report that was handed over to him after investigation, he was declared HIV positive.
As soon as the victim saw the report, the ground slipped beneath his feet. He became mentally broken and was not able to share his problems even with his family members. The family members became worried about his changed behaviour. After a lot of asking, when he showed the report, his family members advised him to get the test done elsewhere.
After this, HIV test was done again in another pathology center of the city, in which the report came completely negative. There is anger among the people after this incident. The general public is raising questions as to how a person can be directly declared HIV positive without confirmation and re-testing.
Someone may die due to such carelessness. The victim has submitted a written complaint to the Chief Medical Officer demanding action against the culprits. The concerned pathology director says that it was only a typing error, in which positive was written instead of negative.
This is a very serious matter. Its investigation will be handed over to the nodal officer of the clinic. It will be seen where the mistake has happened. Necessary action will be taken after investigation.
Dr. Rajat Kumar Chaurasia, Chief Medical Officer
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