Open AccessElectrocardiographic Pattern of Typhoid Fever in Children
Author(s) -
Pelupessy Jm,
P Sangka
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
paediatrica indonesiana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2338-476X
pISSN - 0030-9311
DOI - 10.14238/pi29.9-10.1989.215-20
Subject(s) - medicine , typhoid fever , pediatrics , virology
Of 87 children with typhoid fever, from age ranging in 2.5 to 14 years, 62.0% showed ECG changes. Sinus tachycardia and left ventricular hypertrophy were the two most frequent abnormalities.The majority of ECG changes occurred in the first week of admission and return to normal two weeks thereafter. There were no significant differences in the frequency of abnormal ECG pattern by sex, age, and nutritional state.