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A STUDY ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMOGRAPHY AND FREQUENCY OF DENGUE FEVER IN THE PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM DENGUE INFECTION

Dr Haseeb Saeed, Dr Serwan Muttayab Mufti, Dr Daniyal Sajjad Awan

Objective: This research work carried out to find out the rate of occurrence and traits of Dengue Fever among patients present with acute febrile illness. Methodology: This observational transverse research work was carried out from June 2019 to November 2019 in Sheikh Zayed Hospital Rahim Yar Khan and it included the patients having more than twelve year of age who were present with acute febrile illnesses. Case definitions and classification of WHO were in use for the categorization of disease as Dengue Fever, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever and Dengue Shock Syndrome. We recorded the clinical, bio-chemical and hematological outcomes until the discharge of the patients. Results: In the duration of this research work, 34.75% (n: 90) patients appeared with typical features of dengue fever, 31.11% (n: 28) patients were dengue confirmed, 7.7% (n: 7) patients were with proved malaria in which parasites of malaria were present as positive in peripheral blood, whereas remaining 61.11% (n: 55) patients were present as dengue probable. The range of the age of patients were 13-76 years. The most common medical appearance was fever (100%) followed by nausea 55.56% (n: 50), body-ache in 34.44% (n: 31), abdominal pain in 18.89% (n: 17) and headache in 10% (n: 9). We saw the maculopapular rash in 4.44% (n: 4) patients. The findings of laboratory included the levels of leucopenia, thrombocytopenia and increased ALT (Alanine Amino-transferase). 90% (n: 81) got improvement clinically as well as hematologically and all these patients got discharge in stable state. Conclusion: The most common presentation of Dengue Fever were high fever and thrombocytopenia. Overall rate of mortality of dengue fever is much low with suitable treatment. Knowledge of the professionals and population about strategies of prevention is vital to control the expansion of this disease. KEY WORDS: Dengue Fever, Alanine Amino-Transferase, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Dengue Shock Syndrome, Expansion, Ache.