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M S Loebis

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Gastroenteritis at the pediatric ward of Tembakau Deli Hospital, Medan, in 1988.

In a period of 1 year (1 January-31 December 1988) a retrospective study on patients admitted to the Pediatric ward of Tembakau Deli Hospital, Medan, was done. This hospital is a referral hospital for patients from hospitals of Dept. of Plantation in North Sumatera and Aceh. During year 1988, there were 1339 infants and children hospitalized at the Pediatric ward Tembakau Deli, Medan. Of these patients, 183 had gastroenteritis; it was most frequently found in the age group of 0-13 months (46.4%). The patients consisted of 53.55% males and 46.45% females. Most of the patients i.e. 140 (76.51%), had good nutrition. Malnutrition were found in 31 patients where 16.94% among them were moderate malnutrition, and 12 patients (6.55%) had malnutrition. The total mortality rate of gastroenteritis in this study was 2.18% which was usually associated with severe complications while pure gastroenteritis showed no (0%) mortality.

Child, Preschool↗
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Sydenham's chorea.

P, an Indonesian boy, 5 years old, 15 kg of body weight and 110 cm of body length, was admitted to the PTP IX Hospital on March 30, 1987 with cerebral palsy. The patient had fever since 10 days before admission which lasted 7 days; he showed restlessness by involuntary movements when catching, thus when holding something in his hand, it fell off. He had difficulty in walking and talking. On physical examination, were hyperemic the tonsils and pharynx; there was muscular hypotonia, flexed arms and metacarpophalangeal extension. Laboratory findings showed leukocytosis, increased ASTO titer, positive CRP and normal cerebral spinal fluid. Head CT scan showed no abnormality. Electrocardiogram and EEG were in normal limits. Throat swab culture produced Group A Streptococcus beta hemolyticus. The diagnosis of sydenham's chorea was established. Procaine penicillin, phenobarbital and vitamins were administered to the patient. After 5 weeks in the ward the patient was doing well, and now he is working and speaking normally; he is on ambulatory treatment with 1.2 million units/month of long-acting benzathine penicillin, at the Department of Child Health, Tembakau Deli Hospital, Medan.

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Clinical features of severe malnutrition at the pediatric ward of Tembakau Deli Hospital, Medan.

Six hundred and fifty seven hospitalized patients under five in Child Health Department Hospital Tembakau Deli Medan, from January 1988 until December 1988 had been investigated retrospectively. Severe PCM are found 12 (1.8%), consisting of 7 (58.3%) boys and 5 (41.7%) girls. Most cases were found at the age of 1-2 years (33.3%). Marasmus were found in 5 cases (41.7%), Marasmic kwashiorkor in 4 (54%), while Kwashiorkor in 3 cases (25%). Clinical features of the patients are as follow: hepatomegaly 7 (58.3%), anorexia 6 (50%), old man face 5 (41.7%), subcutaneous fat decrease 5 (41.7%), thinsparse easily pick hairs 5 (41.7%), muscle hypotrophy 5 (41.7%), edema of the lower extremity 4 (33.3%), crazy pavement dermatosis 2 (16.7%). All patients were hospitalized combined with other diseases as chronic diarrhea 6 (50%), bronchopneumonia 5 (41.7%) and ascariasis 4 (33.3%). Mortality in 1 patient.

Child, Preschool↗