Clinical and Laboratory Profile of Dengue Fever in Children in a Tertiary Care Centre in Mahabub Nagar, Telangana

Autor:	Manthena Jagadeesh Kumar, Patta Nagaveni, Kolla Venkata Subbarao, Anupati Jyothi
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty myalgia lcsh:R5-130.5 business.industry medicine.disease Tertiary care Dengue fever Family medicine dengue fever warning signs Medicine platelet counts business lcsh:General works
Zdroj:	Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare, Vol 7, Iss 15, Pp 757-760 (2020)
ISSN:	2349-2570 2349-2562
DOI:	10.18410/jebmh/2020/165
Popis:	BACKGROUND Dengue fever an arbovirus mediated infection, is emerging as one of the most important arthropod borne viral diseases in terms of morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study is to assess the clinical and laboratory pattern of dengue fever in children admitted in Govt. General Hospital, Mahabub Nagar, Telangana. METHODS This observational hospital-based study was conducted in Govt. General Hospital, Mahabub Nagar from Sept 2019 to Dec 2019. Children between the age group of 6 months to 12 years, who were NS1 antigen/ anti dengue IgM antibody positive during this period were included in our study. Clinical features, laboratory parameters and radiological features were studied and analysed. RESULTS Among 100 cases studied, majority were males (57%); major age group was 6 years to 10 years (58%). Fever was present in all patients. Among other symptoms, vomiting was the major symptom (40%) followed by myalgia (17%). Significant changes in platelet count [
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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