Background: Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide. To prevent complications and permanent defects, early diagnosis, distinguishing the type and risk factor of stroke is crucial. Methodology: It was a hospital based cross sectional study, purposive sampling method was used, and a total of 469 stroke patients admitted into Department of Medicine, Rangpur medical college hospital, Bangladesh were included in this study. Results: In this study we have studied of 469 acute stroke patients. Among them 81% (380) were ischemic stroke patients and 19% (89) were hemorrhagic stroke. Overall male were more than female 308 (65.7%) vs 161(34.4%). The mean age for the ischemic stroke group was 64.1 ± 10.9 years, which was significantly higher than that of the hemorrhagic group (59.8 ± 9.60years) (P<0.05). Acute hemorrhagic stroke patients presented with acute onset of focal neurological deficit 61.8%, headache 64%, vomiting 59.6%, alteration of consciousness 48.3% and convulsion 27%. On the other hand, acute ischemic stroke patient presented with alteration of consciousness 65.5%, acute onset of focal neurological deficit 39.5%, paralysis 41%, deficit after awakening 32.4% and aphasia 34.7%. Among the risk factors of stroke in acute ischemic stroke patients hypertension was 59.2%, diabetes mellitus 20%, history of previous stroke 16.1%, ischemic heart disease 14.5% and atrial fibrillation 10.3% were present, on the other hand in acute hemorrhagic stroke patients hypertension 76.4%, smoking 70.8% and diabetes mellitus 6.7% were present. 26.97% of the acute hemorrhagic stroke and 13.9% of the acute ischemic stroke patients died in hospital. Conclusion: Common presentation of stroke was acute onset of focal neurological deficit; headache and vomiting were more in hemorrhagic stroke patient; alteration of consciousness, paralysis was predominant in ischemic stroke patient.
Bangladesh is an example of a highly populous, agricultural country where melioidosis may be a significantly underdiagnosed cause of infection and death. Melioidosis is caused by a highly pathogenic, soil-borne, Gram-negative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. Diabetes mellitus is the most common risk factor. Disease manifestations vary from pneumonia or localized abscess to acute septicemia or arthritis. Culture is considered the current gold- standard for diagnosis. For the intensive phase (10 to 14 days), ceftazidime or meropenem is the drug of choice. For the eradication phase (3 to 6 months), oral trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole is the drug of choice. Surgery (drainage of abscess) has an important role in the management of melioidosis. A 48-year-old male, health worker of an NGO, working at Cox’s Bazar presented with fever for 1 month and gradual increasing pain and swelling of the left knee for 7 days followed by cellulitis and multiple abscess formation in the left leg. B. pseudomallei isolated from blood culture and successfully treated with meropenem. J Rang Med Col. September 2022; Vol. 7, No. 2:69-72
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