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Background: Febrile illness is the commonest cause of hospitalization in children <5 years in sub-Saharan Africa, and bacterial bloodstream infections and malaria are major causes of death.
Methods:
BACKGROUND
Community health workers (CHW) manage simple childhood illnesses in many developing countries. Information on CHWs' referral practices is limited. As part of a large cluster-randomised trial, this study assessed CHWs' adherence to dosing and referral guidelines.
METHODS
Records of
Fever is the most common complaint among children brought into the emergency department (ED). 'Fever phobia' is a descriptive term for an unrealistic concern about the consequences of fever. 'Fever phobia' is prevalent among parents and even healthcare providers, worldwide. The aim of this study was
Intracranial haemorrhage in typhoid fever is very rare. We report another case of non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in a 6-year-old boy suffering from typhoid fever, unconsciousness, seizure and non-coherent speech. Investigations revealed severe thrombocytopenia and prolonged prothrombin time.
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Dengue is an important worldwide public health problem, and continues to spread in Brazil. This article presents the first Brazilian case report of the death of an indigenous child by dengue fever.
METHODS
In August 2013, a child aged 2 years and from the Tremembé ethnic group, who was
A 65-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of syncope, hyperthermia and urinary disturbance. Neurological examination revealed cerebellar ataxia, muscular rigidity, hyperreflexia with Babinski sign in both sides, and various autonomic dysfunctions including anisocoria, orthostatic
In Benin, mothers usually go to health facilities when childhood malaria is already in its late stage (severe anaemia, convulsions, unconsciousness). This study was undertaken in a rural area of Benin through a community-based participation action-research aiming to control child malaria with a
A 65-year-old man was hospitalized with prolonged fever. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 62 mm/hour and the c-reactive protein was 5+. Serum lactic dehydrogenase was 1005 IU with elevation of isozyme types II and III. A computerized tomography scan of the abdomen showed large, bilateral
BACKGROUND
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a fatal disease with a mortality rate of 5-30%. CCHF can be asymptomatic or it may progress with bleeding and cause mortality.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate relation of viral load with mortality, clinical and laboratory findings in CCHF.
METHODS
A total
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially fatal systemic disease in children caused by a tick- borne virus. Many different clinical and laboratory findings are seen in CCHF. We report here an atypical presentation of CCHF with hyponatremia. CCHF with electrolyte imbalance is not
Lassa fever (LF) is endemic to Nigeria, where the disease causes substantial rates of illness and death. In this article, we report an analysis of the epidemiologic and clinical aspects of the LF outbreak that occurred in Nigeria during January 1-May 6, 2018. A total of 1,893 cases were reported;
OBJECTIVE
To report on the extent and nature of acute MDMA (ecstasy) related problems presenting to a large London hospital's accident and emergency (A&E) department.
METHODS
The computerised attendance records for all patients attending the A&E department over a 15 month period were retrospectively