Dengue fever outbreak among children in Karachi : experience at a tertiary care children hospital
Objective: To study the natural history of disease in terms of clinical presentation and outcome in hospitalized children with confirmed dengue cases. Methods: A case series study was conducted at National Institute of Child Health (NICH), Karachi from September through November 2006. Children pre...
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iium-286882013-02-13T09:24:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28688/ Dengue fever outbreak among children in Karachi : experience at a tertiary care children hospital Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar Murad, Raffat Baig, Mukhtiar RJ Pediatrics Objective: To study the natural history of disease in terms of clinical presentation and outcome in hospitalized children with confirmed dengue cases. Methods: A case series study was conducted at National Institute of Child Health (NICH), Karachi from September through November 2006. Children presented with fever and presence of at least 2 clinical manifestations of suspected dengue infection according to WHO criteria were included in study. Patients were followed regarding clinical presentation, investigations, management and outcome. Results: A total of 152 children admitted with suspicion of having dengue fever were evaluated in the study. Dengue fever antibody IgM tested on all suspected patients along with CBC, PT/aPTT, Blood C/S, Serum protein and chest X- ray. Dengue fever IgM was positive in 111 patients. A significant majority of dengue patients belonged to peri urban slums. Common presenting symptom among dengue patients was fever (100%), rash (71.17%), vomiting (52.25%), hemorrhagic manifestation (36.03%) and fits (5.40%). Among 111 dengue positive cases 65 (58.58%) were Dengue Fever (DF) cases, 40 (36.03%) were Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and 6 (5.4%) were cases of Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). Three patients expired during their stay in hospital. Conclusion: A high percentage of dengue positive cases among suspected patients and a significant proportion of dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome cases demands careful investigation and management. Bahria University Medical & Dental College 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28688/1/JBUMDC.pdf Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar and Murad, Raffat and Baig, Mukhtiar (2011) Dengue fever outbreak among children in Karachi : experience at a tertiary care children hospital. The Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 1 (2). pp. 44-48. ISSN 2220-7562 http://www.bahria.edu.pk/newSite/JBUMDC-2.pdf |
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Objective: To study the natural history of disease in terms of clinical presentation and outcome in hospitalized children with confirmed dengue cases.
Methods: A case series study was conducted at National Institute of Child Health (NICH), Karachi from September through November 2006.
Children presented with fever and presence of at least 2 clinical manifestations of suspected dengue infection according to WHO criteria were
included in study. Patients were followed regarding clinical presentation, investigations, management and outcome.
Results: A total of 152 children admitted with suspicion of having dengue fever were evaluated in the study. Dengue fever antibody IgM tested on all
suspected patients along with CBC, PT/aPTT, Blood C/S, Serum protein and chest X- ray. Dengue fever IgM was positive in 111 patients. A
significant majority of dengue patients belonged to peri urban slums. Common presenting symptom among dengue patients was fever (100%), rash
(71.17%), vomiting (52.25%), hemorrhagic manifestation (36.03%) and fits (5.40%). Among 111 dengue positive cases 65 (58.58%) were Dengue
Fever (DF) cases, 40 (36.03%) were Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and 6 (5.4%) were cases of Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). Three patients
expired during their stay in hospital.
Conclusion: A high percentage of dengue positive cases among suspected patients and a significant proportion of dengue hemorrhagic fever and
dengue shock syndrome cases demands careful investigation and management. |
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Dengue fever outbreak among children in Karachi : experience at a tertiary care children hospital |
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