Open AccessA Study on Spectrum of Hepatobiliary Dysfunctions and Pattern of Liver Involvement in Dengue Infection
Author(s) -
Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay,
Sayan Chattaraj,
Adrija Hajra,
Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay,
Vijayan Ganesan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16946.7784
Subject(s) - dengue fever , medicine , pleural effusion , prothrombin time , ascites , abdominal ultrasonography , abdominal pain , viral hepatitis , gastroenterology , vomiting , pediatrics , surgery , immunology , ultrasonography
The most common arthropod-borne viral (arboviral) disease in humans is dengue. It is transmitted by female Aedes mosquitoes. These mosquitoes are widely distributed in subtropical and tropical areas of the world. Study of dengue infection and its complications are rare from countries like India.