Doctors at Vall d'Hebron Hospital explained yesterday, Monday, in a press conference that President Salvador Illa's illness is pubic symphysis osteomyelitis, a "very rare" infection causing severe inflammation and preventing him from walking.
It is good news, since, as we now know that he has an infection in the bones and the left obturator muscle of the pelvis, it will be easier to start the treatment.
This bacterial infection affects the bone located right in the middle of the pelvis and an adjacent muscle. Although President Illa is already feeling better and will leave the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) today, doctors have ruled out immediate rehabilitation.
The treatment relies on antibiotics to reduce fever and inflammation. Doctors anticipate that Illa will need a minimum of two weeks of rest before resuming normal life, although the prognosis for a complete recovery is "very positive."
