Dengue infection in children and adolescents: clinical profile in a reference hospital in northeast Brazil
| Autor: | Roberto da Justa Pires Neto, Saulo Lacerda Borges de Sa, Stella Catunda Pinho, Felicia Holanda Pucci, Cristiana Rodrigues Teofilo, Priscila Dourado Evangelista, Camila Silva The, Daniel Eduardo Garcia Bezerra, Juliana Cynara Santos Lima, Henrique Jorge Ponte, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Ivo Castelo Branco Coelho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Male Abdominal pain Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Dengue hemorrhagic fever Adolescent Endemic Diseases lcsh:RC955-962 Clinical profile Northeast brazil Dengue fever Dengue medicine Humans Aspartate Aminotransferases Child Retrospective Studies business.industry Infant Newborn Infant Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease Hospitalization Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Vomiting Parasitology Female medicine.symptom business Biomarkers Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 46, Iss 6, Pp 765-768 (2013) Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Volume: 46, Issue: 6, Pages: 765-768, Published: DEC 2013 |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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