Characteristics of chickenpox in children and adults at a tertiary health center in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
| Autor: | Mirsada Hukić, Mensura Seremet, Amir Hadzic, Rusmir Baljic, Sajma Dautović-Krkić, Selma Hasimbegovic-Ibrahimovic, Nada Koluder-Cimic |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Chickenpox complications business.industry Clinical course lcsh:QR1-502 Pharmaceutical Science virus diseases Disease medicine.disease Active immunization Rash lcsh:Microbiology Complementary and alternative medicine Bosnia herzegovina Epidemiology medicine pneumonia Pharmacology (medical) medicine.symptom Complication business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 64-67 (2012) Volume: 2, Issue: 02 64-67 Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 2146-9369 2146-3158 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Chickenpox is very contagious childhood disease, which occurs due to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) primaryinfection. Disease in healthy children resolves usually without complications, but risk of complication is much higherin adults and immunocompromised hosts. The goal of this study was to determine different clinical and epidemiologicalcharacteristics, laboratory features, clinical course, and outcome of chickenpox in children and adults.Material and methods: The descriptive study was conducted at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Centerin Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The study included 120 patients chosen randomly. We compared their clinical andepidemiological characteristics, laboratory investigations, complications and the outcome of the disease.Results: Age of patients was in range from one to 48 years. Male patients prevailed in both groups (65% in adults,52% in children). Hospitalization rate was 10.7/100,000 inhabitants. Positive contact with chickenpox was confirmed in80% adults and 82% children. Dominating symptoms were fever, rash and muscle aches. Levels of C-reactive protein,erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR) and fibrinogen levels were elevated in both groups, while thrombocytopenia waspresented in 33% of adults and 3% of children. Adults had complications in 83.3% and their hospitalization rate waslonger compared to children (11.5 days vs. 9.5 days, p |
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