Clinical Profile of the Dengue Infection in Children
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim of the present study is to know the various predominant clinical manifestations of dengue fever in a tertiary care center, this is a Prospective observational study conducted from January 2017 to December 2017 on patients with dengue fever attended to OPD / admitted in the Department of Paediatrics, Government General Hospital, Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, AP. A total number of 100 cases were included in the study with children below 12 years of age who are serologically dengue positive (NS1 & IgM) after exclusion criteria. Standard protocol treatment followed and the cases were followed up daily for the clinical parameters and blood parameters till improvement seen clinically and haematologically. The frequency of various signs and symptoms were compared between the non severe dengue (NSD) and severe dengue fever (SDF). 51% of the children were between 5-9 years of age. The mean age is 6.87 years for NSD and 6.3 years for SDF. Fever (100%), pain abdomen (74%), vomiting (70%), rash (68%) and headache (52%) were the most common symptoms. Vomiting, pain abdomen and headache being more commonly seen in children with SDF. Hepatomegaly (95%), petechiae (61%), splenomegaly (46%) and edema (34%) were among the most common signs in both NSD and SDF. Petechiae and splenomegaly were more common in children with severe dengue.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. P. Anilkumar, Dr. K. V. Ramanarao, Dr. V. Sravya
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