| Yazarlar |
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kasım KARAHOCAGİL
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| : To evaluate clinical features, laboratory findings, and complications of typhoid fever cases in our hospital. Method Twenty-one cases who were followed up with the diagnosis of typhoid fever in our clinic were investigated in respect of their histories, clinical and laboratory findings, treatment outcomes and prognosis. Results Fifteen of the cases were female (71.4%), and 6 of them male (28.6%), with a mean age of 26±11.3 and age range of 12-63 years. All the cases had symptoms of fever, fatigue, loss of appetite and headache and CRP elevation as laboratory finding. Salmonella typhi was grown in 2 of the 12 cases (16.7%) who were previously initiated antibiotic treatment, and in 7 of the cases (77.8%) who were not administered antibiotic. In laboratory findings, 7 cases (33.3%) had leukopenia, 6 (28.6%) had anemia, 9 (42.9%) had thrombocytopenia, and 11 (52.4%) had ALT elevation. The response of the fever to treatment was found in an average of 3.5±1.8 days. Complications were seen in 3 cases (% 14.3) as following: acute pancreatitis, temporary hearing loss and sacroiliitis (each 4.8%). Conclusion Typhoid fever is an endemic infectious disease which may sometimes show epidemics. Early diagnosis and treatment decreases complications and mortality rate, and the most important factor impeding diagnosis is antibiotic initiation before making a diagnosis. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Van Tıp Derg |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2011 |
| Cilt No | 18 |
| Sayı | 1 |
| Sayfalar | 36 / 40 |
