“Frequency of Meningitis in Children Aged 06 Months to 59 Months Presenting with First Episode of Fits with Fever in Pediatric Emergency Department”

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  • Anum Mustafa, Aiza Mustafa, Razi Ur Rahman, Rozina Iqbal, Oam Parkash, Ariba Siddiqui

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2023175578

Abstract

Objective: The study was aimed to determine the frequency of bacterial meningitis in children aged six months to 5 years presenting with fever and fits for the first time in emergency department.

Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at the Aga Khan Hospital Karachi and its secondary hospitals including  Kharadar, Hyderabdad, Garden, Karimabad sites. Using a non-probability consecutive sampling method the data was collected from 135 children over a period of 12 month from august 2019 to April 2020. In this study, we included the male and female children aged between 6 month to 60 months, Children presenting with fever and first episode of seizure,     CSF examination done prior for inclusion in the study.

Results: Out of 135 children in the study, 71 (52.30%) children were male, 51(38.46%) were aged between 6months to 24 years, 55(40%) children were in age  range 13 to 36 months, 69 (51.50 %) children were completely immunized, 33 (24.60 %) partially immunized.

Out of of 135 children ,130 (96%) presents with fits less than 15 minutes duration, whereas 5(4%) children presented with fits more than 15 min duration.  Among 50(37%) children who were meningitis positive, 8(6%) were bacterial, 13(10%) were viral and 29 (21%) were partially treated meningitis.

Conclusion: Substantial number of children presented with seizures had meningitis. Significant proportion of unimmunized children presenting with seizures had meningitis. , 8(6%) reported with bacterial Meningitis

Keywords: Febrile Seizures, Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitis

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Anum Mustafa, Aiza Mustafa, Razi Ur Rahman, Rozina Iqbal, Oam Parkash, Ariba Siddiqui. (2023). “Frequency of Meningitis in Children Aged 06 Months to 59 Months Presenting with First Episode of Fits with Fever in Pediatric Emergency Department”. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 17(05), 578. https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2023175578