DENGUE VIRAL FEVER-CLINICAL MANIFESTATION AND INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS

Cardiac tamponade presenting as early manifestation in dengue fever.

Dengue fever (DF) is an outbreak prone viral disease transmitted by aedes mosquitoes. It is often associated with evidence of plasma leakage due to increased vascular permeability manifested by pleural effusion, ascites, hypoproteinaemia and pericardial effusion. Cases of small pericardial effusion have been reported in association with dengue fever, largely with dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)...

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

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...

Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever.

Continued geographic expansion of dengue viruses and their mosquito vectors has seen the magnitude and frequency of epidemic dengue/dengue hemorrhagic fever (DF/DHF) increase dramatically. More than 200,000,000 infections and over 2 million cases of DHF occur annually, and dengue is one of the most important emerging tropical diseases in the world. Its dramatically increased incidence and geogr...

Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

Clinical manifestation and laboratory findings in positive blood culture in neonatal septicemia

Background/objective: Neonatal septicemia is one of the major causes of mortality in newborns. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings in positive blood culture in neonatal septicemia. Methods: In this retrospective study, we allocated 100 records positive blood culture of neonates suffering from septicemia. A questionnaire was completed for each...