Triage for Severe Dengue Using Early Severe Dengue Identifier

Dengue virus infection: predictors for severe dengue.

Dengue virus (DENV) infection is a mosquito born disease that is endemic in all WHO regions, except European region, and may present a broad range of severity. It may appear as an asymptomatic condition, dengue fever (DF), or life threatening forms, such as dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS), or the currently defined severe dengue. Currently there are means to diagno...

Unusual presentation of severe dengue: Dengue maculopathy.

Dengue infection is epidemic but ocular complications of dengue are less reported. We report a case of dengueinfected patient with disturbing ocular symptoms. He was admitted for severe dengue. Subsequently, he presented with symptoms of bilateral central scotoma with metamorphosia. Fundus examination revealed cotton wool spots and flame-shaped haemorrhages at the macula, with dull foveal light...

Severe hypothermia in dengue.

ones are severe sepsis, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, head injury and exposure to severe cold. Dengue can also present with hypothermia when the platelet count starts to drop. This could signify an alarming sign and caution the clinicians to monitor the patient carefully. A study by Lee et al1 showed that the causes of fatality other than dengue shock syndrome in patients with severe d...

Factors Predicting Severe Dengue in Patients with Dengue Fever

INTRODUCTION Dengue virus (DENV) affects over half the world's population in 112 countries, and dengue fever (DF) is the second largest arthropod borne infectious global hazard after malaria with complications like Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS), accounting for significant morbidity and mortality world-over. Pakistan is significantly affected with DENV infection ...

Clinical profile and predictors of Severe Dengue disease : A study from South India