Open AccessThe Clinical Profile of Dengue Patients in Children
Author(s) -
Jatin Nagal,
Sahaj Rathi
Publication year - 2022
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.v6i3.2482
Subject(s) - myalgia , dengue fever , vomiting , medicine , pediatrics , nausea , public health , immunology , nursing
Background: Dengue has become a global public health concern, especially in most tropical and subtropical countries. 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 92.00% followed by myalgia 84.00% decreased appetite 80.00%, retro orbital pain in 82.0% and vomiting 78.00%
Conclusion: It concluded that common symptoms observed were fever, myalgia, decreased appetite and headache
Keywords: Dengue, Fever, Vomiting