CLINICAL PROFILE OF DENGUE FEVER IN CHILDREN- A STUDY FROM CALICUT, KERALA
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 16
Abstract
BACKGROUND Dengue is a major health concern prevalent mainly in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Over the last decade, Kerala has seen several epidemics of this disease. The present study is to document the clinical profile of children who suffered from this potentially fatal illness. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was undertaken as a hospital-based descriptive study with prospective data collection. The aim was to assess the clinical features of children with confirmed dengue fever who were admitted to a tertiary care hospital during a 6-month period from July to December 2015. RESULTS Forty three children who were suspected to have dengue fever and had seropositivity were included. Majority were males, (52%). The most common presentation was fever (100%), with 33% presenting with fever of more than 6 days duration. This was followed by nausea and vomiting (67%), abdominal pain (43%), malaise (40%), headache (33%), myalgia (26%), and loose stools (23%). Haemorrhagic manifestations were rare (7%). 33% had dengue fever, 48% had dengue fever with warning signs and 19% had severe dengue. Complications seen were seizure, ascites, pleural effusion and myocarditis. There were no deaths reported. CONCLUSION Early diagnosis and treatment are the keys to management while community measures need to be addressed in order to stop the spread of dengue fever and reduce the increasing burden of health care due to dengue in Kerala.
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Jisha Jose Chakkalackal, Veny John Akkarakaran
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- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2017/184
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