Health problems in returning travelers consulting general practitioners.
Over a 2-month period, 43 of 143 participating general practitioners included 97 patients with 113 health impairments, mainly gastrointestinal problems (35%), respiratory tract infections (30%), and skin diseases (11%). Systemic febrile illness or imported tropical disease accounted for less than 4% of cases.
Caumes
Eric
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Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France. eric.caumes@psl.aphp.fr
Legros
Fabrice
F
Duhot
Didier
D
Cohen
Jean-Marie
JM
Arnould
Pascale
P
Mosnier
Anne
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004194:Disease / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult