DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i09.033

Pages: 3073-3076

Background: Dengue, a vector borne disease is a major public health problem caused due to arboviruses. Dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) with or without shock have both typical and atypical clinical presentations. Aim: To study clinical, haematological and biochemical profile of dengue fever cases. Material and Methods: Observational, descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted in medicine wardon 170 dengue cases admitted in hospital with IgM Dengue antibody positive status. Results: Male to female ratio was 1.57:1. Highest number of cases were found in 21 to 40 years of age group.Fever was associated with all dengue cases followed by headache (74.7%), myalgia (69.4%) and abdominal pain (43.5%).Thrombocytopenia was found in 162 out of 170 dengue cases. Raised SGOT and SGPT levels found in 40.6% and 28.2% cases respectively. Most common complication was hypotension (7.6%) followed by hepatic dysfunction (5.3%). One death was reported. Conclusion: Few atypical clinical, haematological and biochemical presentations of dengue fever cases along with common presentations were noted in this study. Complications were found in few cases. Early diagnosis, careful monitoring and proper fluid management can surely reduce hospital stay, complications and mortality in dengue fever cases.