沉默的流行病:揭示了老年人的疹水炎
Yuan Zong1,2, Koju Kamoi2, Jing Zhang2
1Department of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Torch Development Zone People's Hospital, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China.
Journal of medical virology
|March 7, 2025
概括
疹性脑膜炎在老年人中正在增加,通常是单边的,并且与细胞大脑病毒有关. 这一趋势凸显了对老龄化人口更好的监测和治疗的需要.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 老年病的医生 老年病的医生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 尿道炎是导致视力丧失的重要原因,特别是在老年人群中.
- 由疹病毒引起的疹性脑膜炎在老年人中越来越令人担忧.
- 人口向老龄化社会的变化需要了解与年龄相关的眼睛健康趋势.
研究的目的:
- 调查65岁及以上患者疹性脑膜炎的流行病学趋势.
- 确定导致老年人疹性脑膜炎的因素和临床特征.
- 评估最近的全球卫生事件,如COVID-19大流行,对疹性脑膜炎发病率的影响.
主要方法:
- 从2012年到2022年,对年龄≥65岁的患者的卵膜炎病例进行了回顾性分析.
- 数据收集包括患者人口统计,病毒病因,临床表现和结果.
- 统计分析以比较疹和非疹性脑膜炎病例,并确定重大趋势.
主要成果:
- 在1095名老年脑膜炎患者中,65人 (5.9%) 患有疹性脑膜炎,主要是单侧前脑膜炎.
- 细胞巨乳病毒是最常见的致病病毒,观察到男性占主导地位.
- 疹病例显示单边发病的发病率较高,并趋向于二次眼;2020年后的急剧增长.
结论:
- 疹性脑膜炎在日本老龄化人口中越来越令人担忧,具有特定的病毒和临床模式.
- 这些发现强调了需要加强老年人疹脑膜炎的诊断和治疗策略.
- COVID-19流行病与疹性脑膜炎发病率增加之间的潜在联系需要进一步调查.
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