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An Epidemiologic Study of Kala azar among the Children Admitted in Yasuj Beheshti Hospital (1375-1378)
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S Ebrahimi   , S Haghbin , AA Pourmahmoodi , JM Malekzadeh , A Khosravani |
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Abstract: (4149 Views) |
| Introduction & objective:Visceral leishmaniasis (Kala azar), a
systemic infectious and life threatening disease of childhood, can
be easily diagnosed and treated provided that there is enough
knowledge about it otherwise, 90 –95% of patients may die due
to severe, acute complications such as bleeding and opportunist
infections. Following the incubation period and onset of clinical
manifestations, the disease exhibits itself in the form of
recumbent regular fever, weight loss, weakness, edema, anemia
and hepato splenomegaly.Although the disease is potentially
fatal, it is preventable and curable. This study aims at determining
the distribution and clinical manifestations of kala azar among the
admitted child patients in Yasuj Shahid Beheshti Hospital.
Materials & Methods: This retrospective and descriptive
research was carried out on 57 patients, admitted in pediatric
ward of the hospital during 1375-1378. Demographic information
and clinical manifestations were obtained from files through
simple sampling and analyzed using SPSS.
Results: This study showed that the majority of patients (66.7 %)
were male. The average age of the patients was 2.67 ±
1.86 years. The highest rate of the disease (24.5%) belonged to
Yasuj. Most cases (43.3%) occurred in spring time and the fewest
cases in winter. The commonest clinical manifestations were
fever (84.2%), splenomegaly (77.2%) and hepatomegaly (75.4%).
Conclusion: Taking into account the findings of the study, it
seams necessary to carry out a screening study on children living
in the regions susceptible to the disease because of climatic and
geographical conditions. In this way, prevention and treatment
can be facilitated. |
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| Keywords: Kala – azar, Distribution of disease, Children |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Special
Received: 2015/06/16 | Accepted: 2015/06/16 | Published: 2015/06/16
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