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Saudi Journal of Medicine (SJM)
Volume-4 | Issue-01 | 64-68
Original Research Article
Clinico Epidemiological Profile of Pediatric Patients with Dengue Fever Admitted in RIMS Adilabad during 2018 Dengue Outbreak
K. Muralidhar, K. Ananth Rao, Mohd Inayatulla Khan
Published : Jan. 30, 2019
DOI : 10.36348/sjm.2019.v04i01.014
Abstract
Dengue viral infection is an epidemic in tropical and subtropical countries including India. Epidemics are very common in areas of poor sanitation where there are substandard housing and the need for water storage Adilabad district is a backward district with poor tribal population and epidemics of dengue are very common in this region. Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences [RIMS], Adilabad the data was collected during the months of September 2018 to December 2018. There was an outbreak of dengue during this period and child patients reported to RIMS hospital with signs and symptoms of dengue fever according to WHO guidelines were included. Exclusion criteria were fevers of unknown origin, children positive for malaria, enteric fever and signs and symptoms not suggestive of dengue. A total of (n=67) patients were identified during the study period from September 2018 to December 2018 out of which (n=46) were male and (n=21) were female patients. 5ml of blood was obtained in a vacutainer by experienced technicians and CBP, Hematocrit, Dengue serology, were performed NS1Ag, IgM and IgG were performed. Results: In the present study a total of n= 67 patients were included as per the inclusion criteria. Out of the 67 (n=46) were male and (n=21) were female patients. The clinical signs and symptoms of the patients were assessed and the common presentation in all the dengue causes was a fever in n=67 (100%) cases. The range of temperature was from 101 °F to 105 °F at the time of admission. Myalgia and headache were present in n=35 (52.23%) cases. Leukocytopenia was seen in 2(2.9%) and leucocytosis was seen in 17 (25.37%) cases. The mean platelet counts were found to be between 50,000 to 100,000 37(55.22%) cases. ..
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