The Prognosis of Crimean-congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Thiqar City, South of Iraq, in 100 Cases over 2022

Title:The Prognosis of Crimean-congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Thiqar City, South of Iraq, in 100 Cases over 2022

Volume: 5 Issue: 1

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.

Cite this article as:

Kareem Azher, Hazbar Khudair and Noaman Haitham*, The Prognosis of Crimean-congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Thiqar City, South of Iraq, in 100 Cases over 2022, New Emirates Medical Journal 2024; 5 : e02506882278861 . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0102506882278861240109023616