Presenting Complaints in Acute Dengue Infection and Differences in Presenting Complaints Between Primary and Secondary Dengue Infections

Aim and objectives To describe the presenting complaints in acute dengue infection, and identify any differences in presenting complaints between primary and secondary dengue infection patients. Material and methods This cross-sectional observational study was conducted at the Department of Infectio...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-11, Vol.13 (11), p.e19320-e19320
Main Authors: Arshad, Saba, Ahmed, Mubariz, Khan, Faramarz, Khurram, Muhammad, Usman, Basil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Antibodies
Antigens
Complaints
Dengue fever
Emergency Medicine
Epistaxis
Headaches
Hematemesis
Hematuria
Hemoptysis
Infections
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Internal Medicine
Pain
Patients
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Summary:Aim and objectives To describe the presenting complaints in acute dengue infection, and identify any differences in presenting complaints between primary and secondary dengue infection patients. Material and methods This cross-sectional observational study was conducted at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, from July 2019 to December 2019 during the Dengue Rawalpindi Epidemic 2019. Presenting complaints of patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study were recorded on a proforma on their admissions and their informed consent was taken. Of these patients, 70 primary and 70 secondary dengue infection patients were randomly selected for comparison of presenting complaints. The two groups were compared using the chi-square test and a P-value of
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.19320