A study of hematological profile in dengue fever at tertiary care center, Kota Rajasthan, India

Autor: Vinod S. Jatav, Mohd. Arif, Shivcharan Jelia, Shivraj Meena, Devendra Ajmera, Kailash C. Meena
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: International Journal of Advances in Medicine. :621-624
ISSN: 2349-3925
DOI: 10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20162506
Popis: Background: Dengue fever continues to be one of the important public health problems in India. Dengue fever is an acute febrile disease characterized by sudden onset of fever of 3-5 days, intense headache, myalgia, retro-orbital pain, anorexia, gastrointestinal disturbances and rash. In present study we planned to study hematological profile of seropositive (Igm) dengue fever patients Methods: A total of 100 cases were included in the study that admitted at NMCH, Kota and identified positive for IgM dengue fever. Results: Majority of case having dengue infection belong to the age group of 21-30 year (29%). Thrombocytopenia was found in 90% patients, Leucopenia in 51% patients and hematocrit value >45% in 13% patients. Seven patients out of 61 (11.47%) had bleeding manifestation with platelet count between 20,000-60,000. Seven patients out of 15 (46.67%) had bleeding manifestation with platelet count
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