Study on Clinical Profile of Dengue Fever in a Tertiary Care Centre of Bihar
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: Dengue is a common acute febrile illness caused by flavivirus and transmitted by the bite of female Aedes mosquito. The disease presents with myriad of clinical signs and symptoms. Symptoms of dengue range from mild fever to incapacitating high fever with severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, rash, nausea/vomiting, pain abdomen, bleeding, shock, breathlessness, cough, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, liver dysfunction, and real failure. Purpose: This study was done to find out spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms of dengue fever. Methods: The prospective observational study was undertaken among 96 confirmed dengue cases. The disease was analyzed for clinical profile. Results: Among 96 dengue patients, majority were male (63.54%), fever (100%) was universal symptom, followed by headache (93.75%), myalgia (89.58%), and itching (83.33%). Less common symptoms were joint pain (32.29%), skin rash (29.16%), abdominal pain (14.58%), nausea/vomiting (14.58%), cough (8.33%), chest pain (5.3%), edema (5.2%), and breathlessness (3.12%). 14 (14.58%) patients developed warning signs, but only 3 (3.12%) patients developed severe dengue. Mortality was nil. Conclusions: Dengue is a mild acute febrile illness; most of the patients do not develop complications and recover completely. Commonly patients present with fever, headache, and myalgia.
Authors and Affiliations
Amit Kumar Mishra, Sudhir Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Arshad Ahmad, Shailesh Kumar, Kalyan Kumar Saha, Manoj Kumar Choudhary, Naresh Kumar
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