Signs and Symptoms in dengue Infectied Patent 0-5 years of age in Boraabue Hospital

Authors

  • Sathita Seepacha

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Signs and Symptoms in, dengue Infected

Abstract

          Background : Dengue infection is an important health problem in Southeast Asia included Thailand. Early diagnosis and management need to be strengthened and closed monitoring in clinical changing.

          Objective : To study signs, symptoms and labolatory results in children 0-15 years of age diagnosed with dengue infection in Borabue Hospital. Minor objective:  To study other infectious diseases those co-infected with dengue infection in Borabue Hospital.

          Methods : Retrospective and descriptive study in dengue infected patients aged 0-15 years admitted in Borabue Hospital during 1 April – 30 September 2010. The data were recorded and analysed by descriptive statistic.

          Result :  There were 372 children diagnosed with dengue infection. Male: female ratio was 1: 0.9, average age 9.18 years. The minimum age was 6 months. The result found dengue fever 207 (55.64%), dengue hemorrhagic fever 162 (43.54%) and dengue shock syndrome 3 (0.8%). Average duration of fever was 4.9 days, maximum 14 days and minimum was 2 days, average length of stay was 2.46 days, maximum length of stay was 16 days. The most common symptom were high grade fever (94.6%), second common were coryza (25.8%). Other symptoms such as anorexia ( 23.65%) , headache  (18.8%), fatique  (18.5%), vomitting (12%), sore-throat ( 6.98%), abdominal pain  (5.37%), diarrhea  (2.42%), epitaxis (1.34%), menorrhagia  (1.34%), febrile seizure  (0.8%). Most common symptoms is flushing (87.09%), hepatomegaly (48.92%), puffy face and eyelid (22.04%), pethechiae  (2.15%), skin rash (0.5%). Result of complete blood count, platelet count less than 100,000 cell/mm3 202 ( 54.3%) and there were DHF only 19 (5.1%), DSS 1 (0.5%) , other were  DF (48.9%). Total of patients had co- infection were 59 , most common was respiratory tract infection 46  such as common cold (23%), acute bronchitis  (20.6%), acute pharyngo-tonsilitis (18.8%) and pneumonia (8.7%).

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2021-10-29

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Seepacha, S. . . (2021). Signs and Symptoms in dengue Infectied Patent 0-5 years of age in Boraabue Hospital. Mahasarakham Hospital Journal, 7(4), 65–75. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MKHJ/article/view/254525