Open AccessTHE CLINICAL PROFILE OF DENGUE PATIENTS IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Poonam Meena,
Satish Kumar Meena,
Ashok Kumar Meena,
Kailash Meena
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v5i12.2328
Subject(s) - myalgia , dengue fever , medicine , vomiting , complication , appetite , shock (circulatory) , nausea , pediatrics , immunology
Background: To study the clinical profile of dengue in children
Methods: The hospital based study was conducted on patients presenting to paediatric hospital, who fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: Based on the symptoms, the most common symptoms noticed were fever 94.00% followed by myalgia 85.00% decreased appetite 83%, retroorbital pain in 84.0% and vomiting 81.00%
Conclusion: It concluded that common symptoms observed were fever, myalgia, decreased appetite and headache The common complications presented were hepatic dysfunction and shock with no mortality indicating the presence of less virulent organisms..
Keywords: Dengue, Complication, Shock