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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• diphtheria
• infectious-toxic shock
• infectious- toxic myocarditis
• infectious-toxic polyneuritis
• an infectious-toxic nephrite
• the reasons of a lethal outcome
• prophylactic medical examination