Caksen Hüseyin, Odabaş Dursun, Köse Doğan, Sar Sakir, Tuncer Oğuz, Ataş Bülent
Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, Van, Turkey.
J Med Assoc Thai. 2004 Apr;87(4):386-8.
In this study, we reviewed the demographic and clinical findings of 143 children with measles to draw attention the importance of measles and its complications in Eastern Turkey. Of 143 patients, 75 (52.5%) were boys, 68 (47.5%) were girls. The patients' age ranged from 5 months to 13 years (3.97 +/- 3.11 years). The peak of admissions (37%) occurred in the age range five to 24 months. The majority of the cases (84.7%) were not immunized against measles. Of 143 cases, 104 (72.7%) cases were malnourished. Of 143 children, 57 (40%) children had one or more complication of measles and the most common complication was pneumonia. Two (1.3%) children died. In conclusion, our findings showed that measles and its complications were severe problem in our country. We think that it is primarily related to very low socioeconomic status of our region.
在本研究中，我们回顾了143例麻疹患儿的人口统计学和临床资料，以引起人们对土耳其东部麻疹及其并发症重要性的关注。143例患者中，75例（52.5%）为男孩，68例（47.5%）为女孩。患者年龄从5个月至13岁不等（平均3.97±3.11岁）。入院高峰（37%）出现在5至24个月龄组。大多数病例（84.7%）未接种麻疹疫苗。143例病例中，104例（72.7%）营养不良。143名儿童中，57例（40%）出现一种或多种麻疹并发症，最常见的并发症是肺炎。2例（1.3%）儿童死亡。总之，我们的研究结果表明，麻疹及其并发症在我国是一个严重问题。我们认为这主要与我们地区极低的社会经济地位有关。
