Docs save preterm baby diagnosed with rare condition

In a rare and challenging case, doctors at Ankura Hospital in Aundh have successfully treated a preterm baby diagnosed with Rotavirus-related Encephalitis—a condition that can lead to serious brain complications if not diagnosed early.

- Vicky Pathare

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The baby, born at 35 weeks and weighing just over 2 kg, was one of the twins delivered through invitro fertilisation (IVF). Initially discharged after a brief NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) stay for mild breathing issues, the infant was brought back to the hospital on the ninth day of life with unusual symptoms such as lethargy and poor feeding but no fever, vomiting or diarrhoea—symptoms usually linked with infections like Rotavirus, as per a statement released on Wednesday.