Infectious pathologies of cutaneous expression constitute a major problem of public health in tropical
environment.
Objective: Describe the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of eruptive
fevers in the Infectious Diseases Department of CHU YO.
Patients and Methods: The study took place in the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
at the Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital Center. This was a descriptive retrospective study of
cases of eruptive fever, hospitalized in the department from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2019.
Results: During the study period, the prevalence of eruptive pathologies was 5%. The average age
of patients was 16 years with extremes of 01 and 73 years. The most represented age group was 01-
14 years old (53.1%) with a sex ratio of 1.4. Only 27.2% of patients were up-to-date with measles
vaccine. The association fever and cough was the most frequently found syndrome (26.2%). The
most common elemental lesions were maculopapular (46.2%), followed by vesicular lesions (10%).
The pathologies involved were dominated by measles (50.8%), herpes (19.2%), chickenpox (14.6%),
HIV infection (6.3%), meningitis (6.1%).
The average duration of hospitalization was 7.5 days with extremes of 01 and 26 days. The lethality
was 4.6%.
Conclusion: Measles and chickenpox are still responsible for outbreaks in communities in Burkina
Faso. It is important to increase awareness about vaccination against these febrile eruptive diseases.