Camacho-Ramírez RI, Rodríguez-Alcocer M, Terán-Guerrero ME, Guerrero-López de Lara JA, Sánchez-Zapata MH, Avila-Reyes R

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Dengue is an acute infectious disease of viral ethiology, transmitted by Aedes mosquito. The ethological agent is Dengue virus with four serotypes. The viral infection may produce an asymptomatic feature, undifferentiated fever, Classic Dengue fever (DC) or Dengue Shock Syndrome (SCHD)
The objective of this study is to find out the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Dengue fever syndrome at the Hospital Infantil de Tamaulipas
Material and Methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was performed in 715 patients that attended the outpatient clinic of Hospital Infantil de Tamaulipas with a clinical picture of Dengue. Information was gathered from the epidemiological report sheet and patient medical record in those who required hospitalization. Age, genre and clinical manifestations presented at the office visit, hematological tests and final evolution were obtained at the time of discharge.
Results: 122 patients were classified as Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever and 593 as Classic Dengue. The main findings were: fever and headache as most frequent signs and symptoms, the most affected age group was school age with no gender predominance. The most significant was diminished number of platelets in hemorrhagic cases. No deaths are reported in this series.
Discussion: We may conclude that Dengue is a high morbidity and low mortality disease in our series. However, communitarian actions are the measures that will help to lower the impact of Dengue.

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