Profile of patients suffering from dengue: A cross sectional study

 

Khemchandra Dhanraj Borole^1*, Chandrayya Achanna Kante²

 

¹Associate Professor, ²Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Dr Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Email: drkhem.b@gmail.com

 

Abstract              Background: India is one of the seven identified countries in the South-East Asia region regularly reporting incidence of DF and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever outbreaks and may soon transform into a major niche for dengue infection. Aims and Objectives: To study the socio demographic characteristics, clinical and some laboratory profile of dengue patients admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital. Materials and Method: In the present cross sectional study all the cases of dengue diagnosed in the institute in the year 2014 were enrolled in the present study. All the patients suspected to be suffering from dengue were tested for rapid immune-chromatography (ICT) test. Thus total 92 cases of dengue were enrolled in the present study. Demographic data like age, gender, address and occupation was recorded on predesigned proforma. At admission detailed history was taken in every patient and thorough general and systemic examinations were carried out. Baseline investigations were done as per requirement at admission. The collected data was analyzed and presented with appropriate tables and graphs. Results: It was observed that majority of the patients suffering from dengue were young in the age group of 21-40 years of age. 52.17% of patients were male with 1.09:1 male to female ratio. The most common presenting symptom was fever which was observed in all the patients followed by headache (75%), arthalgia (68.48%) and bodyache (59.78%). myalgia (55.43%), retro-orbital pain (54.35%) and rash (53.26%) etc. were also observed. 51.09% patients were having platelet count more than one lakh/cmm whereas 31.52% were having count between 50000 to 1lakh. Majority of the patients (48.91%) were having total leukocyte count less than 4000cmm. Hematocrit was raised in 35.87%. Conclusion: The most commonly affected age group due to dengue was young and fever, headache, arthalgia, bodyache and myalgia were the common presenting symptoms. Leucopenia and raised hematocrit was the common laboratory finding.

Key Words: Dengue, epidemiology, laboratory investigation, symptoms.