Risks of Acute Cholecystitis, Acute Pancreatitis, and Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Dengue Fever: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although cases of acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, and acute appendicitis following dengue virus infections have been documented, very few large-scale studies have investigated the postdengue risk of these acute abdominal conditions.

Methods

This retrospective population-based cohort study included all patients with laboratory-confirmed dengue from 2002 to 2015 in Taiwan and 1:4 nondengue individuals matched by age, sex, area of residence, and symptom onset time. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to investigate the short-term (≤ 30 days), medium-term (31-365 days), and long-term (> 1 year) risks of acute cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and appendicitis after dengue infection, adjusted for age, sex, area of residence, urbaniza

SUBMITTER: Shih HI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10281938 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature