Clinico- laboratory profile of suspected dengue patients in a tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Dengue fever is an arthropod borne viral fever. Dengue fever (DF) with its severe manifestations such as Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock syndrome (DSS) has emerged as a major public health problem of international concern. Today, Dengue ranks as one of the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. Aims and objectives: to study the clinical and laboratory profile of patients suspected to be suffering from dengue. Material and method: patients with clinical suspicion of dengue as per WHO criteria were included in the study. A detailed demographic data, clinical history, physical examination and relevant baseline investigations were undertaken as per the proforma. Results: Majority (73.01%) of the patients suspected to be suffering from dengue were young individuals (less than 30 years of age). 67.74% study subjects were male. It was observed that fever (98.16%) was the most common presenting symptom followed by myalgia (82.21%) and headache (79.14%). breathlessness was diagnosed in 9.20% cases where as pleural effusion was present in 7.36% cases. Whereas ascites was diagnosed in 6.13% cases. Dengue check (Rapid diagnostic test) was positive in 13.50% patients. IgM ELISA was positive in 29.45% patients. Low platelet count of < 100000 cells/cu mm was seen in most of the cases (67.48%). Conclusion: A focused history, detailed clinical examination and appropriate relevant investigations can aid for early diagnosis and treatment.
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Asmita Ashok Patil
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