Sonderegger T S, Holzer B, Frey F J
Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1985 Jan 12;115(2):59-62.
Recently many refugees from Sri Lanka have arrived in Europe. The purpose of the present investigation was to analyze the subjective complaints and diagnoses in these refugees. One hundred refugees (97 males, 3 females, age 19 to 42 years) were investigated. The most common reasons for consulting a general internist were cough (23%), general pain in soft tissue and joints (21%), disorders of the gastrointestinal tract (19%) and ear or throat complaints (15%). In 43% of the patients no diagnosis could be established. 58 patients were investigated for parasites in stool: 57% of these patients had hookworms, 12% non-pathogenic protozoon, 9% Entamoeba histolytica cysts, and 2% Giardia lamblia. In 12% of the patients the diagnosis was tonsillitis or pharyngitis, in 7% bronchitis, pneumonia or asthma and in 5% arterial hypertension. Various other diagnoses were established in 48 patients. With the exception of the high frequency of intestinal parasites, complaints and diagnoses in these refugees were the same as in a comparable European population.
最近，许多来自斯里兰卡的难民抵达了欧洲。本次调查的目的是分析这些难民的主观症状和诊断情况。对100名难民（97名男性，3名女性，年龄在19至42岁之间）进行了调查。咨询普通内科医生的最常见原因是咳嗽（23%）、软组织和关节的全身疼痛（21%）、胃肠道疾病（19%）以及耳部或咽喉不适（15%）。43%的患者无法确诊。对58名患者进行了粪便寄生虫检查：其中57%的患者感染钩虫，12%感染非致病性原生动物，9%感染溶组织内阿米巴包囊，2%感染蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫。12%的患者诊断为扁桃体炎或咽炎，7%为支气管炎、肺炎或哮喘，5%为动脉高血压。48名患者确诊为其他各种疾病。除肠道寄生虫感染频率较高外，这些难民的症状和诊断与欧洲同类人群相同。
