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Dengue: A Clinicohaematological Profile
M Banerjee1, T Chatterjee2, G S Choudhary3
1Reader (Department of Biochemistry) AFMC, Pune.
Background:
Fifty cases of fever, clinically suspected to be dengue were studied.
Methods:
Complete clinical, haematological evaluation and IgM capture assay was done.
Result:
54% of patients clinically suspected to have dengue were positive for IgM antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The commonest clinical feature was fever with rash (85%). Thrombocytopenia was seen in 19% of patients only. One patient died of dengue shock syndrome (DSS).
Conclusion:
Out of the 27 cases of seropositive dengue there was one death due to dengue shock syndrome. Thrombocytopenia may not always be a feature of dengue.
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