Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of Dengue Infections in Children From Sri Lanka.

Umesh JayarajahManohari MadarasingheDamayanthi HapugodaUpul DissanayakeLakshika PereraVibhavee KannangaraChampika UdayanganiRanga PeirisPamodh YasawardeneIshan De ZoysaSuranjith L Seneviratne

Published in: Global pediatric health (2020)

In Sri Lankan pediatric dengue patients, we found abdominal symptoms and signs, decreased WBC and platelet counts and bleeding manifestations were to be significantly associated with DHF. Liver enzyme derangement did not predict DHF. The time of onset of the critical phase was difficult to predict due to the considerable variations noted.

Keyphrases

zika virus
end stage renal disease
dengue virus
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
aedes aegypti
young adults
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
atrial fibrillation