Showing papers by "Khulna Medical College published in 2002"
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TL;DR: In 2000 a study was designed to evaluate the epidemiological factors of dengue hemorrhagic fever in admitted children in Khulna Medical College Hospital in Bangladesh, it was noted that students are the most vulnerable group and primary school children were the majority.
Abstract: In 2000 a study was designed to evaluate the epidemiological factors of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in admitted children in Khulna Medical College Hospital in Bangladesh. During the period of 6 months total patients in dengue ward were 412 and children below 15 years were 125. DHF cases were 115 in number while total deaths during this period was 18 out of which 8 belonged to children group. It is noted that majority of the affected children belonged to the age group 10-14 years and the mean age was 9.2 years. The epidemic is found to affect the highest number of patients during post-monsoon period. The biting of the mosquito is marked by two distinct peak periods--morning and mid- afternoon. It is also noted that students are the most vulnerable group and primary school children were the majority.
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TL;DR: Clinical course, cause and outcome of Acute Flaccid Paralysis in children in Bangladesh, where Guillain Barre Syndrome was the commonest followed by encephalomyelitis, were determined.
Abstract: This study was done to determine the clinical course, cause and outcome of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in children. All AFP cases (< 15 years) in the children's ward of Khulna Medical College Hospital (Bangladesh) were recorded, investigated and followed up to sixty days as a part of passive surveillance. Main outcome variables were vulnerable age group, vaccine status, predominant limb involvement, clinical variants, virus isolation and residual paralysis. Thirty-four children with AFP were admitted in hospital in the last three years with the highest number (14) in 1998. The majority of children belonged to the age group 5-9 years with a male female ratio of 1.3:1. Nearly one third of the cases were either partially vaccinated or not vaccinated at all. The lower limbs bore the brunt of paralysis excepting a few (14.7%). Clinically, Guillain Barre Syndrome was the commonest (47.1%) followed by encephalomyelitis. No poliovirus was isolated from these cases. Residual paralysis was observed in four out of ten cases who returned for follow up. AFP will continue to occur even after eradication of poliomyelitis and Guillain Barre Syndrome is the most important clinical entity for this.
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