During the past two decades, Oropouche (Oro) virus (arbovirus family Bunyaviridae, Simbu serological group) has been recognized as a major cause of human febrile illness in the Amazon region of Brazil. Between 1961 and 1981 numerous outbreaks occurred in urban centers of the Amazon region, mostly in the State of Pará, in the eastern part (Figure 1). At least 250,000 persons were infected, inclu...

conclusions the highest frequency of fc was seen in younger than 20-month-old children. except for the lower incidence of positive history of prematurity and higher prevalence of gastroenteritis, results of the present study are relatively similar to other studies. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, the patients with diagnosis of febrile seizure were the target population. we o...

objective simple febrile seizures are the most common form of childhood seizures,often recurring within the first twenty-four hours. this study was conducted to determine the probable role of low serum  sodium levels in predicting seizure recurrence in febrile children. materials & methods for the study, 226 patients with seizures, aged between 6 months to 5 years, were divided into 3 groups of...

objective: the aim of our study was to find the relationship of mpv (mean platelet volume) levels and platelet counts as markers of inflammation between simple and complex febrile seizures. methods: in this retrospective comparative study, we investigated the recordings of 356 children between 5 months and 6 years with diagnosis of simple and complex febrile seizure (sfs&cfs;) between march 201...

PityriasisLichenoidesChronica(PLC) ,PityriasisLichenoides Et VarioliformisAcuta(PLEVA), Febrile UlceronecroticMucha-Habermann Disease(FUMHD) all represent clinicopathological spectrum of same disease entity. FUMHD is a rare febrile variant of PLEVA characterised by necrotic cutaneous ulcerations associated with high fever and systemic manifestations. Hereby we report a 11 year old male, who ini...

Infections remain a part of the natural course of cancer. During the course of their disease, patients with lung cancer frequently present with an infection that can ultimately be fatal. Pathogenesis of infectious syndromes is usually determined by the underlying disease, as well as, the iatrogenic manipulations that occur during its management. Hence, lung cancer infections include lower respi...