The period of recover and outcomes of the diphtheria at adults (kliniko-statistical research)

• Main Authors: Yu. P. Finogeev, Yu. A. Vinacmen, D. A. Pavlovich
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Journal Infectology 2014-09-01
• Series: Žurnal Infektologii
• Subjects: diphtheria; infectious-toxic shock; infectious- toxic myocarditis; infectious-toxic polyneuritis; an infectious-toxic nephrite; the reasons of a lethal outcome; prophylactic medical examination
• Online Access: https://journal.niidi.ru/jofin/article/view/310

In 1824 a man sick with diphtheria during an epidemic of this infection in the mid nineties of the last century complications registered at an average of 16,17%. When combined diphtheria complications were observed in 58,78%, with only the defeat of the pharynx – in 12,78%. Multiple organ lesions in diphtheria are protected from one year to seven years. We observed patients mortality was on average 2,24%. The lowest mortality was in diphtheria throat – 0,66%, with a combined form of the disease – 22,14%. It is advisable to revise the terms of active surveillance recover this infection. The leading cause of death in diphtheria was infection-toxic shock syndrome is often associated with infection – toxic myocarditis.