Title:The Prognosis of Crimean-congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Thiqar City, South of
Iraq, in 100 Cases over 2022
Volume: 5
Author(s): Azher Kareem, Khudair Hazbar and Haitham Noaman*
Affiliation:
- Department of Medicine, University of Anbar, College of Medicine, Ramadi, Iraq
Keywords:
Prognosis of CCHF, Clinical and laboratory factors, Highest cases of Iraq in Thiqar, The seriousness of an intrapulmonary hemorrhage, Neuropsychiatric presentation.
Abstract:
Background:
The study of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) worldwide is of low rate as it is an uncommon disease. The outbreak in Iraq in 2022 is
high.
Aim:
To study the prognosis of hemorrhagic fever patients in Thi-Qar governorate, where the highest rate of the disease is, so that we might expect the
fat of the disease.
Patients and Methods: A descriptive cases series of cross-section studies that included all patients with severe or life-threatening Crimean-Congo
hemorrhagic fever(CCHF) PCR-positive cases (out of the total 100) admitted and followed up in AL-Hussain Teaching Hospital in 2022. To study
patients' features that indicate the prognostic factors of the disease.
Results:
All cases proved to be CCHF by PCR were 100 patients of variable severity, 14 cases were admitted to intensive care units (ICU), 13 patients died,
2 pregnant ladies were infected with CCHF unfortunately died, 16 children admitted to hospital 2 of them died and 14 cases completely cured. The
most serious cases are intrapulmonary hemorrhage and neuropsychiatric presentation.
Conclusion:
There are many clinical and laboratory prognostic markers. The riskiest clinical bad prognostic factor is the neuropsychiatric and pulmonary
hemorrhage and CCHF in pregnant ladies.
