Open AccessThrombocytopenia and Bleeding in Dengue Fever: A Cross-Sectional Study during a Dengue Outbreak in Burkina Faso
Author(s) -
S. Salam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hsoa journal of hematology, blood transfusion and disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2572-2999
DOI - 10.24966/hbtd-2999/100026
Subject(s) - dengue fever , medicine , platelet transfusion , platelet , outbreak , immunology , virology
There was no significant increase in platelet count in transfused and not transfused patients, meaning that platelet transfusion had no longer benefit in reduction of clinical or severe bleeding or improvement in platelet count recovery