Volume 2, Issue 8 (Autumn 1999)
J Arak Uni Med Sci 1999, 2(8): 23-26 |
Back to browse issues page
1- School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Abstract: (899 Views)
Cholera is potentially dangerous bacterial infection of the small intestine which may be serious enough to cause death, cholera epidemics cause economical and hygienic problems. In retrospective study, 54 cases were consider during 4 months admitted in Valie -asr hospital. Results were as follow:
There was no significant changes due to sex. Sixty percent of cases were above 50 years. 78% showed vomiting, 11% fever and bloody diarrhea which in half of above cases ameobic dyscentery was observed. In stool examination we observed 32% WBC, 14% RBC and 19% WBC along with RBC. Cell was not seen in 35% of the cases in 5.5% ameobic trophozoite observed. Hypokalemia were observed in 80% acidosis 21% and ATN in 50% which 82% of that resolved after treatment. In all cases with leukocytosis above 20000, ATN have been observed. Rate of ATN and mortality in patients above 50 years significantly increased (4.9) and mortality and time of admission and observing initial symptoms. Due to above results may suggested that, leukolytosis above 20000 may be consider as a prognostic factor in incidence of ATN in above cases, also existence of WBC or RBC in stool smear can not denial eltor.
There was no significant changes due to sex. Sixty percent of cases were above 50 years. 78% showed vomiting, 11% fever and bloody diarrhea which in half of above cases ameobic dyscentery was observed. In stool examination we observed 32% WBC, 14% RBC and 19% WBC along with RBC. Cell was not seen in 35% of the cases in 5.5% ameobic trophozoite observed. Hypokalemia were observed in 80% acidosis 21% and ATN in 50% which 82% of that resolved after treatment. In all cases with leukocytosis above 20000, ATN have been observed. Rate of ATN and mortality in patients above 50 years significantly increased (4.9) and mortality and time of admission and observing initial symptoms. Due to above results may suggested that, leukolytosis above 20000 may be consider as a prognostic factor in incidence of ATN in above cases, also existence of WBC or RBC in stool smear can not denial eltor.
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |