Clinical profile and outcome of dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever in pediatric age group

Jasashree Choudhury, Debaprasad Mohanty, Sidharth Routray
2016 International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics  
This study was conducted in the CICU and PICU of SCB medical college, Cuttack, Odisha, India. Patients with serologically confirmed dengue from 1 yr age to 16 years were included in this study. The period of study was from June 2014 to May 2015. 100 patients were included in this study. Patients were enrolled after obtaining written consent from parents. Patients with enteric fever, Rickettsial fever, malaria, leptospirosis, septicemia and viral hemorrhagic fever other than dengue were excluded
more » ... from this study. Detailed clinical examination was done. Laboratory parameters like serial hemoglobin estimation, serial hematocrit, platelet counts, liver function tests, abdominal sonography, chest, X-ray, serology tests for dengue: NS1 Antigen, IgG and IgM antibody were done.
doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20161025 fatcat:p6plylj7knhpnblrle3gmdi5qa