%0 Journal Article
%T Respiratory Complications of Measles in the Pediatric Ward of the Regional Hospital of Kindia/Guinea
%A Mohamed Lamine Diallo
%A Mamadou Cir¨¦ Barry
%A Fatoumata Binta Diallo
%A Kaba Bangoura
%A Hessou Agossi Nouvidom¨¦ Chim¨¨ne
%A Telly Sy
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 727-733
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2023.135081
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the measles
virus belonging to the morbillivirus genus, the measles morbillivirus species
and the Paramyxoviridae families. The aim was to study respiratory
complications due to measles in children aged 1 to 15 in the pediatric ward of
the Kindia regional hospital. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Materials</span></b> <b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and</span></b> <b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> A
transversal descriptive study was carried out in the pediatrics department of
the Kindia Regional Hospital from October 1, 2019</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> to March 31, 2020, on children aged 1 to 15 years
hospitalized for measles with respiratory complications. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 53
cases of measles were recorded, </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">i.e.</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 11.71% of hospital pathologies including 32 cases of respiratory complications, </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">i.e.</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 60.38% with an M/F sex ratio of
1.66, male predominance of 62.5%, and a mean age of 4.10 ˇŔ 2.8 years. The
outcome was favorable in 90.62% of our patients. The mortality was 9.38% with
an average hospital stay of 6.8 ˇŔ 3.04 days. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusion:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> The respiratory
complication of measles is a serious pathology due to the risk of mortality
that it can cause, a consultation followed by rapid treatment can contribute to
a reduction in complications and a faster cure.</span></span>
%K Measles
%K Respiratory Complication
%K Child
%K Kindia
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128018