Causes of Infectious Diseases Which Tend to Get Into Febrile Convulsion

Abstract

Background: Febrile convulsions are seizures associated with fever during childhood. They generally have excellent prognosis. However, as they may signify a serious underlying acute infectious disease, each case must be carefully examined and appropriately investigated. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the causes of infectious diseases, which tend to get into febrile convulsion in patients hospitalized in 17th Shahrivar Hospital in Rasht city, Iran. Patients and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on all children hospitalized with infectious diseases in 17th Shahrivar Children’s Hospital in Rasht city, Iran, between August 2008 and August 2009. They were recruited using the convenient method. Data were collected using a form including age, sex, season of admission and possible diagnosis and analyzed by descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and frequency) using SPSS software version 16. Results: In this study, 191 patients (14%) had febrile convulsion. According to the results, respiratory tract infection was mentioned in 97 cases (47.3%) and considered as the leading cause of fever. Conclusions: According to results, it seems that clinicians should assess patients with infectious disease thoroughly to prevent further health problems.