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Volume 8 Issue 3 (March, 2020)

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Assessment of outcome of dengue fever in adult patients- A clinical study
Dr. Abhishek Singh, Dr. Pradeep Shailat

Background: The present study was conducted to assess outcome of dengue fever in adult patients. Materials & Methods: 64 patients with dengue fever of both genders was recruited. Symptoms such as abdominal pain or tenderness, persistent vomiting, clinical fluid accumulation (ascites, pleural effusion), mucosal bleed, lethargy, restlessness, liver enlargement >2 cm, increase in hematocrit with a rapid decrease in platelet count was recorded. Results: The mean platelet count in males was 0.65lakhs/cu.mm and in females was 0.64 lakhs/cu.mm, AST was 328.4 IU in males and 329.5 IU in females, ALT was 294.6 IU in males and 296.1 IU in females, Albumin level was 3.2 g/L in males and 3.1 g/L in females. Common warning signs fluid leakage (rising haematocrit, ascites, pleural effusion) was seen in 20.4%, platelet count <1,00,000/cumm in 70.6%, ALT/AST >3 times normal upper limit in 52.3% and persistent vomiting in 30.7%. Conclusion: Dengue is usually a short lasting and self-limiting disease. severe infections can be lethal, especially if it is a secondary infection. Key words: Abdominal pain, Dengue fever, Vomiting.

 
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