EVALUATING THE BLEEDING TENDENCIES OF DENGUE FEVER PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED TO THE INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER

Abstract

Background: Dengue is a prevalent cause of fever coupled with thrombocytopenia. The disease can manifest clinically in a variety of ways, although bleeding tendencies are the most common manifestation. Reduced platelet levels are indicated by these bleeding tendencies. The death rates of dengue patients are decreased when these patients receive early and effective management.
Aim: The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate the bleeding tendencies of dengue fever patients who were hospitalized to the Indian Health Care Center.
Methods: 160 adult patients with a diagnosis of dengue who were evaluated for bleeding tendencies were included in this observational clinical trial. The individuals were all older than 18 years.
Result: Most common bleeding tendency seen in The most common bleeding tendency reported in the study subjects was petechiae/rashes, which were seen in 94.44% (n=51) of the subjects. Gingival bleeding was seen in 27.77% (n=15) of the subjects, followed by conjunctival suffusion in 22.22% (n=12) of the subjects, epistaxis in 14.81% (n=8) of the subjects, malena in 9.25% (n=5) of the subjects, PR (per-rectal) bleed seen in 7.40% (n=4) study subjects, and hematuria in 5.55% (n=3) of the subjects. 5% (n=8) of all participants with epistaxis had platelet counts below 50,000, which is considered serious. In the participants with platelet counts of less than 50,000µl, there were 5.62% (n=9) with conjunctival effusion, 8.75% (n=14) with gingival bleeding, 2.5% (n=4) with PR bleed, 3.12% (n=5) with malena, 1.25% (n=2) with hematuria, and 24.37% (n=39) with petechiae/rashes.