RELAPSING FEVER A CLINICAL STUDY OY 95 CASES

Abstract

A prospective study was done on 95 Relapsing Fever patients admitted to Jimma Hospital from April 9, 1991 to September 11, 1991. The average duration of symptoms before seeking medical advice was 5.2 days. The mean age was 24.88. About half of them came from a military camp and a prison. The clinical features of the disease were: fever (100%), headache (81.1%), myalgia (60%). epistaxis (16.8*) abdominal pain (20%), diarrhoea (13.7%), jaundice (18.95%), subconjunctival haemorrhage (6.3%) and petechial rashes (8.44). Reaction Occurred among 56.3t. The average on set of reaction after treatment was 114 minutes. The case of Fatality Rate was 5.3t and causes of death were cardiac, hepatic and renal failure.