The study was carried out in 372 patients with fungal corneal ulcer at the Central Hospital of Ophthalmology in 2004. Results showed that: this disease is more common in women than men, at working age from 20 to 60. 100% of inpatient had fungal using fresh sample microscopy test. The majority of patients came to hospital after having symptoms from 1 to 2 weeks. The patients were treated by two method: internal treatments (55.3%) and surgery (44.7%). Internal treatments included antifungal, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and anti-necrosis antibiotics, cornea nutrition agents, lugol solution 2%, potassium iodide electrophoresis 2%, midriasis collyre…; Surgical procedures included trabeculectomy 5%, corneal sharpening 50%, corneal graft 18%, tarsorrhaphy 01%, intraocular remove 12%. Patient's vision did not increase significantly, fingers count was under 5m. In general, treatment did not obtaine significant improvements because of late admission and severe disease, treatment duration was about 99 days. This disease may persistent, recurrent. Poor vision causes many severe complications, especially perforation occurred in 21/147 inpatients
Corneal Ulcer ; Therapeutics

Background: Situation of extremity injury caused by traffic accidents and occupational accidents are increasing in Vietnam. Therefore, the prevention and fight against these accidents are one of the key objectives to reduce the burden on the families of victims as well as for society. Objectives: To outline situation of extremity injury patients caused by traffic accident, treated in Viet Duc hospital from 2000-2004. Subjects and method: A retrospective study was conducted on 19.845 patients (14.562 males, 5.283 females, aged from 1-97 years old). The subjects were divided into 3 main groups: alone upper extremity injury, alone lower extremity injury and multiple fractures. Results: Extremity injury was common seen in people of working age (78.1%), men more than women (2.76/1 ratio), left foot more than right foot and it was common been in multiple fracture situation due to complex mechanisms of injury (50.3%), alone extremity injury (49.7%). The lower extremity injury was more common seen than upper extremity injury. Open fracture injury (27.3%), in which open fractures in lower extremity were more common seen. Open fractures in both 2 leg bones was the most common seen, accounted for 57.4% among total of open fractures. Amputation accounted for 8.3% among all case of open fractures and 2.3% among all case of extremity injuries. Conclusion: Extremity injury (lower extremity and upper extremity) caused by traffic accidents is common seen. The average, there are 3 emergency surgeries due to open fracture injury were performed daily in Viet Duc hospital per a total of about 11 traumatic emergency surgeries.
Fractures ; Bone ; Arm Injuries ; Leg Injuries ; Accidents ; Traffic ;