Spectrum, Manifestations and Outcomes of Dengue Infection in Individuals with and without Liver Disease.

ABSTRACT: Background and Aims: Dengue infection is a major health burden, which can result in mild self-limited febrile illness to highly fatal hemorrhagic disease. There is paucity of literature describing the manifestations of dengue in patients with underlying liver disease. We studied and compared the manifestations of this tropical infection in patients with and without liver disease. Methods: Patients with serologically-confirmed dengue infection were included in this retrospective study, obtained for over a period of 1 year. Demographic and laboratory variables were compared for the individuals with no underlying liver disease (Group A, n = 71), chronic hepatitis (Group B, n = 12), and cirrhosis (Group C, n = 12). Results: Males p

SUBMITTER: Kulkarni AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6609843 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature