Mumbai: A 37-year-old HIV -positive patient in Mumbai was reportedly denied timely surgery for appendicitis and forced to travel between three civic-run hospitals before finally receiving treatment. The incident has prompted the Mumbai District AIDS Control Society (MDACS) to initiate an inquiry into possible negligence and discrimination.

According to the news reports, the patient, a resident of Borivali, was admitted to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali on October 31, complaining of severe abdominal pain. Diagnostic tests, including an ultrasound, indicated sub-acute appendicitis, a condition that generally requires urgent surgical intervention to prevent complications such as infection or rupture. Despite being categorised as an emergency, surgery was not performed immediately.

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