Acute Abdomen in Pediatric Patients With Lassa Fever: Prevalence and Response to Nonoperative Management
| Autor: | Folorunso O Omosofe, Peter O Okokhere, Ernest O Udefiagbon, George O. Akpede, Omobolaji A Oyedeji, Kaine Mbanefo, Adewale E Adetunji, Martha Okonofua, Rosemary O Ewah-Odiase, Stephan Günther, Angela Odike, Ephraim Ogbaini-Emovon, Rebecca O Atafo, Johnbull M Akerele, Imonifome Onyeke, Sylvester O Eluehike, Andrew E. Dongo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent 030231 tropical medicine Nigeria 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lassa Fever Prevalence Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Nonoperative management Lassa fever Child Abdomen Acute business.industry Infant General Medicine medicine.disease Response to treatment Comorbidity Nonoperative treatment Conservative treatment Infectious Diseases Treatment Outcome Acute abdomen Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Cohort Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 8(6) |
| ISSN: | 2048-7207 |
| Popis: | Few reports on the prevalence of acute abdomen (AAbd) in pediatric patients with Lassa fever (LF) are available, and no firm policy on its management exists. Here, we report on its prevalence in and the response to treatment among a cohort of children with confirmed LF. Six (10.3%) of 58 children with LF had AAbd, whereas 6 (2.8%) of 215 children with AAbd had LF. Nonoperative treatment was successful in 5 of the 6 children with both AAbd and LF. We conclude that AAbd is not uncommon in pediatric patients with LF, and it could be responsive to nonoperative treatment. Testing for LF in all children with febrile AAbd might be justified in areas in which LF is endemic. |
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