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PNEUMONIA COMPLICATED BY CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN NIGERIAN CHILDREN.
Sadoh, W E; Osarogiagbon, W O.
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  • Sadoh WE; Department of Child Health, University of Benin/University of Benin Teaching Hospital, PMB 1111, Benin City, Nigeria.
East Afr Med J ; 89(10): 322-6, 2012 Oct.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26852441
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate heart failure in patients with pneumonia.

SETTING:

The paediatric wards of a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.

SUBJECTS:

One hundred and four patients were studied.

RESULTS:

The mean age was 10.3 ± 11.0 months and 53(51.0%) were males. Of the 104, 41(39.4%) also had Congestive Cardiac Failure (CCF). All 41(100%) patients with CCF compared to 38 of 63 (60.3%) with pneumonia only had cardiomegaly (p = 0.0001). Ten of 61(16.4%) patients with chest X ray had a cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) > 60%. Ten children had dilated ventricular chambers, eight (80.0%) had dilated inferior vena cavae and seven (70%) had myocarditis.

CONCLUSION:

The prevalence of CCF complicating pneumonia was high. Tender hepatomegaly, increased CTR and myocarditis were pointers to CCF complicating pneumonia.
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Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Bronconeumonía / Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida / Huésped Inmunocomprometido / Cardiomegalia / Insuficiencia Cardíaca Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Año: 2012 Tipo del documento: Article
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Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Bronconeumonía / Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida / Huésped Inmunocomprometido / Cardiomegalia / Insuficiencia Cardíaca Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Año: 2012 Tipo del documento: Article