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Volume 7 Issue 11 (November, 2019)

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Evaluation of Cases of Dengue Fever admitted to Medicine Department
Puneet Tripathi

Background: Dengue is caused by infection with one of four dengue virus serotypes. The present study was conducted to evaluate the cases of dengue admitted to Medicine department. Materials & Methods: This study was conducted on 82 patients of dengue fever of both gender. A through clinical examination was done followed by laboratory investigation like complete hemogram, urea, creatinine and liver function test. X-ray, ECG and ultra sound of abdomen was taken. Results: Out of 82 patients, males were 46 and females were 36. Age group 21-30 years consisted of 25 patients, age group 31-40 years had 19 patients, age group 41-50 years had 20 patients and 50-60 years had 13 patients and >60 years had 5. The difference was significant (P<0.05). Common clinical manifestations in patients were fever (71), rash (56), myalgia (48), headache (52), shock (15), bleeding (44) and GIT manifestations (76). The difference was significant (P<0.05). Serological test showed NS1 in 27 patients, IgM in 25 patients and IgG in 30 patients. The difference was non- significant (P>0.05). Conclusion: Dengue is becoming common nowadays. Maximum cases were seen in age group 21-30 years. Key words: Dengue, Mosquito, IgM

 
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