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Written By: Anuradha Varanasi | Updated : April 24, 2016 4:10 PM IST
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Dilip Kumar was rushed to Mumbai s Lilavati hospital in the wee hours of April 16 after he complained of respiratory problems. Dr Jalil Parker, Pulmonologist from the hospital confirmed that he was first admitted to the ICU after which he was moved out. So far, preliminary diagnosis shows that he has developed pneumonia. Despite that, he is taking food, says Dr Parker.
Pneumonia is an inflammatory disease that mainly affects the air sacs of the lungs and causes it to be filled with fluid or pus. Due to this patients suffering from pneumonia have breathing difficulties. Pneumonia is caused due to a bacterial, fungal or even viral infection and the symptoms can be mild and in some cases, even life threatening. These are the 9 symptoms of pneumonia you should know about.
However, he is still being closely monitored by doctors due to his age and also the fact that the veteran actor has frequently been admitted to the hospital in the last two years due to respiratory problems. 'The next 72 hours are very important and if he doesn t recover well in the next 48 hours, we will have to shift him back to the ICU, says Dr Parker. He further added that Dilip Kumar had fever and was even suffered from bouts of vomiting on Friday and following that, it was suspected that his chest is infected. Here's how chest infections in the elderly can be lethal.
Dilip Kumar s career had lasted for over six decades and he has acted in over 60 Hindi films till date. He has won 9 Filmfare awards and was also the first actor to have bagged the Filmfare Best Actor Award back in 1954. His other accomplishments include being honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 1991 and also the Padma Vidushan in 2015 for his extraordinary contributions to Indian cinema.
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