title: [Development of a clinical and biological scoring system for the prognosis of Rift Valley fever].
abstract: With regard to an acute disease, Rift Valley fever, we tried to establish a prognostic score to help physicians to set prognosis and to choose a health management suitable in their context. Using clinical and biological data collected during the 1987 RVF epidemic in Southern Mauritania, we established a prognosis score card. Data analysis allows to prognosticate forms of possible severe evolution as an association of four syndromes: fever over 39 degrees, hemorrhagic syndrome, icterus and neurological signs. Using 12 clinical symptoms and 3 biological signs, it is possible to prognosticate cases with fatal evolution.
authors.affiliation: ORSTOM, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jouan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Riou
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Philippe
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coulibaly
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berlioz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meegan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leguenno
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Digoutte
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D008435:Mauritania / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012295:Rift Valley Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Elaboration d'une grille pronostique clinique et biologique de la fièvre de la Vallée du Rift.