Study of Dengue Fever Cases at a Tertiary Care Hospital of India

Abstract

Currently, dengue is the second most common vector-borne disease in the world. The objective is to study the clinical and laboratory profile of Dengue cases admitted at Sri Siddhartha Medical College and Hospital.

A hospital-based prospective study was conducted at Sri Siddhartha Medical College and Hospital from June to December 2015. Included were 150 seropositive patients who were hospitalised to the medical wards and ranged in age from 18 to 75. The patients' clinical profiles were noted. Out of 150 seropositive cases, 88 were males and 62 were females. Fever was the most prevalent initial symptom. Most of the time, thrombocytopenia measured between 50,000 and 100,000/cu.mm. IgM, IgG antibodies, and NS1 antigen were all found to be seropositive in 70%, 7%, and 3% of patients, respectively. The remaining 20% of cases had multiple seropositive markers.

Early diagnosis of dengue depends on a high degree of clinical suspicion, supported by laboratory evidence such thrombocytopenia and particular dengue serological testing.