Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

A CLINICO LABORATORY PROFILE OF ACUTE FEBRILE ILLNESS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA

Dr. P. Sai Soundarya Lahari, Dr. Khwaja Ubedulla Shaik, Dr. M. V. Naga Bhushana

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Background: The objective of this study was to describe the clinico–laboratory profile of acute feile illnesses among inpatients in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: The study is a prospective, observational study conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Nellore, India. Between July 2017 to January 2018, adult patients admitted to the hospital with acute feile illness were included. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were collected and analyzed for each patient. Results: Out of 300 patients enrolled females were 189(63%), males were 111(37%). Study group included patients of ages 18 to 60 years of which house wives were 110(36.6%), agricultural labourers were 65(21.6%), daily wage workers were 47(15.6%), students were 44(14.6%), office employees were 34(11.3%). Dengue was diagnosed in 90/300(30%). Malaria was diagnosed in 30/300(10%). Pneumonia was diagnosed in 30/300(10%). Typhoid was found in 8/300(2.6%). Scrub typhus was diagnosed in 5/300(1.6%). Leptospira was diagnosed in 3/300(1%). The most common symptoms reported amongst the enrolled patients included generalized body ache (80%), headache (70.8%), abdominal pain (65.2%), vomiting (63.4%), cough (40.4%), and eathlessness (36.9%), loose motion (20.6%) and bleeding manifestations (8.8%). Conclusion: The similarity in clinical presentation and diversity of etiological agents demonstrates the complexity of diagnosis and treatment of acute feile illness. This study of clinico–laboratory profile of acute feile illness will be helpful to reduce mortality by early diagnosis and prompt treatment.

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A CLINICO LABORATORY PROFILE OF ACUTE FEBRILE ILLNESS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA, Dr. P. Sai Soundarya Lahari, Dr. Khwaja Ubedulla Shaik, Dr.M.V. Naga Bhushana INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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