Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2015

Clinical Spectrum and Epidemiology of Patients With Dengue Fever Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in North Karnataka: a Cross Sectional Study

Dr Giridhar Patil, Dr Arun V Joshi, Dr Bhagyashri R Hungund

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Background: Dengue fever , a vector borne viral disease of major public health importance, presents with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Objectives: To study the clinical epidemiology of dengue fever patients attending a tertiary care government hospital in North Karnataka. Methods: It is a hospital based retrospective study where in all the serologically confirmed dengue fever patients admitted to the tertiary Care Government hospital were evaluated for socio–demographic data, clinical presentations , laboratory findings and their out comes Results: Varied clinical manifestations were noted. Thrombocytopenia was an important clinical finding. Conclusion: Continuous surveillance and timely interventions are needed to minimize complications, outeak and mortality rates among dengue fever cases.

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Dr Giridhar Patil, Dr Arun V Joshi, Dr Bhagyashri R Hungund Clinical Spectrum and Epidemiology of Patients With Dengue Fever Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in North Karnataka: a Cross Sectional Study Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 3 March 2015

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