Dengue infection in children and adolescents: clinical profile in a reference hospital in northeast Brazil.

Autor:	Pires Neto Rda J; Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, FortalezaCE., de Sá SL; Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, FortalezaCE., Pinho SC; Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE., Pucci FH; Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE., Teófilo CR; Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE., Evangelista PD; Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE., Thé CS; Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE., Bezerra DE; Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE., Lima JC; Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE., Ponte HJ; Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE., Daher Ede F; Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, FortalezaCE., Coelho IC; Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, FortalezaCE.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2013 Nov-Dec; Vol. 46 (6), pp. 765-8.
DOI:	10.1590/0037-8682-1716-2013
Abstrakt:	Introduction: This study aimed to describe the clinical spectrum of dengue in children and adolescents from a hyperendemic region who were admitted for hospitalization. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients diagnosed with dengue infection upon admission to a reference center in Fortaleza, Brazil. Results: Of the 84 patients included, 42 underwent confirmatory testing. The main symptoms were fever, abdominal pain and vomiting. The median level of serum aspartate aminotransferase was 143.5±128mg/dL. Conclusions: A peculiar clinical profile was evident among children and adolescents with dengue infection in a reference center in northeast Brazil, including gastrointestinal symptoms and liver involvement.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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