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Myocarditis in enteric fever.

1. Myocarditis in the course of enteric fever is a common occurrence. In a series of 100 bacteriologically or serologically proved enteric fever, we found 7 cases with clinical evidence of myocarditis and 46 cases with ECG evidence of myocarditis. 2. Commonest ECG abnormality was Q-Tc prolongation (29%) followed by ST-T changes (20%) bundle branch block (7%) first degree A-V Block (%) and arrhythmia (2%). 3. All the ECG changes were transient except bundle branch block which persisted in 3 cases. 4. Those with other systemic complications had a higher chance of having myocarditis (P < 0.01). 5…

[Acute schistosomiasis (Katayama fever)].

Acute schistosomiasis (Katayama fever) may present with a broad spectrum of symptoms three to six weeks after primary infection by Schistosoma (S) mansoni, S. japonicum or, more rarely, S. haematobium. The acute phase of schistosomiasis is frequently confused with other feverish diseases. It occurs almost exclusively in nonimmune visitors to endemic areas. We describe seven cases of acute S. mansoni infection. The pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment are briefly discussed. Katayama fever should be considered in patients returning from endemic areas with fever and eosinophil…

Haptoglobin in rheumatic fever.

Serum haptoglobin levels were studied in rheumatic fever and in established rheumatic heart disease to find whether rheumatic activity influenced serum haptoglobin levels. The study was carried out on 90 subjects of paediatric age group, comprising 30 children suffering from acute rheumatic fever (Group I) and Group II of 30 children of established rheumatic heart disease (not having rheumatic activity). They were matched with group III of 30 normal children of the same age as controls. Levels of ASO titre, C-reactive protein, serum haptoglobin and ESR were estimated in all cases of study and …

Q лихорадка на Тайване.

Несмотря на то, что Q лихорадка, рикетсиальная болезнь, вызванная Coxiella signetii, должна происходить спорадически во всем мире, на Тайване имеется лишь один случай заболевания этой болезнью. Мы изучили антитела Q лихорадки, чтобы оценить состояние Q лихорадки на Тайване. В 1991 и 1992 годах 579 парных образцов сыворотки предполагаемых пациентов-фербрилов, направленных в этот институт несколькими больницами и санитарными станциями, были проверены в соответствии с методом косвенного флуоресцентного антитела (ИФА). Результаты: В общей сложности было выявлено 48 случаев серологической острой Q

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BACKGROUND: Although Q fever, a rickettsial disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, is supposed to occur sporadically worldwide, there is only one case report of this disease in Taiwan. We examined the antibody of Q fever to evaluate the status of Q fever in Taiwan. METHODS: In total, 579 paired serum specimens of suspected febrile patients sent by several hos…

Chloramphenicol resistant enteric fever.

In recent times there have been several reports of chloramphenicol resistant enteric fever necessitating the use of other antimicrobial agents. Clinical profile of 15 chloramphenicol resistant patients of enteric fever was studied. Three such patients (20%) responded to chloramphenicol despite in vitro resistance to the drug. Hence chloramphenicol still remains the drug of first choice in enteric fever as a majority (68.4%--26 out of 38) of our bacteriologically proven enteric fever patients were cured by the drug. The remaining 12 cases responded satisfactorily to ciprofloxacin (46.7%), genta…

Chloramphenicol resistant typhoid fever.

We report a patient with typhoid fever caused by a strain of Salmonella typhi which was resistant to chloramphenicol. This is the first documentation of chloramphenicol resistant Salmonella typhi in Sri Lanka.