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INFECTIOUS CAUSES ASSOCIATED WITH FEBRILE SEIZURE IN CHILDREN: SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE:

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International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology Vol.3 Issue 5, pp 43-45,Year 2014

INFECTIOUS CAUSES ASSOCIATED WITH FEBRILE SEIZURE IN CHILDREN: SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE:

Khaled Amro MD,Ghazi Salaita MD,RehamMardini MD,Raed Alzyoud MD,Mahdi Frehat MD, RawanAbabneh PharmD.

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Received : 04 October 2014; Accepted : 13 October 2014 ; Published : 31 October 2014

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Abstract

Objective: To establish the infectious causes associated with the increase in temperature in patient with febrile convulsion admitted to the Prince Hashem Hospital and its association with the season. Methods: Retrospective study, including all children hospitalized with the diagnosis of febrile convulsion from February 2007 through February 2009. Results: We included 88 patients. Infectious diarrhea was the most common cause of fever (43%), followed by acute pharyngitis (36%), and bronchopneumonia (5%). Less common causes were; cellulitis, urinary tract infection and post-vaccination reactions in a small number of cases. In our study, winter time is more commonly associated with infectious disease outbreaks of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections (42%), followed by summer season (24%). Conclusions: Gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tract infections were the most common causes of elevated temperature and subsequent febrile seizure. The epidemics of respiratory and diarrheal infections in winter season resulted in increasing the incidence of this disease.

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Convulsion, Diarrhea, Febrile seizure
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Khaled Amro MD,Ghazi Salaita MD,RehamMardini MD,Raed Alzyoud MD,Mahdi Frehat MD, RawanAbabneh PharmD. , " Infectious Causes Associated With Febrile Seizure In Children: Single Center Experience: ", International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology . Vol. 3, Issue 5, pp 43-45 , 2014

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