Clinical analysis of 45 patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
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(24): 819-822, 2003.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinical and radiological features of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Analysis of the clinical presentation, chest radiographs, course of disease and features of severe pneumonia in 45 SARS patients diagnosed at our hospital in Beijing between April 5 - 20, 2003. Also included is a summation of the clinical features of SARS.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>(1) SARS appears to have high infectivity; (2) the most common symptom is fever; (3) the count of leukocyte is normal or decreased; (4) most patients (35/45, 77.8%) had experienced a 24-hour fever prior to the abnormal chest X-ray changes which showed progression of pulmonary infiltrates within 48 hours in 71.1% (32/45) of the patients and, (5) the percentage of patients who developed severe pneumonia (24.4%) is higher than those who developed typical pneumonia.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>SARS is a disease with high infectivity and has its own clinical and radiological features. Early recognition, prompt isolation, and appropriate therapy are the key to combat this infection.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Terapêutica
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Radiografia Torácica
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Mortalidade
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Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave
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Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Chinese Medical Journal
Ano de publicação:
2003
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