We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Clinical Profile of Dengue Infection in Patients with Hematological Diseases.
- Authors
Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar; Seth, Tulika; Mishra, Pravas; Gupta, Nitin; Agrawal, Narendra; Broor, Shobha; Mahapatra, M; Saxena, Renu
- Abstract
Managing hematological disorders in a tropical country presents several unique diagnostic and management problems. Apart from the disease process, we need to be aware of infections that can exacerbate or mimic serious hematological problems. We present here a series of five patients with pre-existing hematological diseases who were infected by dengue virus. These cases highlight the need to keep a strong suspicion of common endemic diseases in tropical countries before considering extensive workup for the basic hematological disease. There was no mortality and all patients recovered without any significant impact on their pre-existing hematological condition inspite of their low baseline blood counts. There was no excessive bleeding, prolonged stay in the hospital or relapse of underlying hematological disease in these patients and the only major concern was the increased anxiety among both the patient and treating physician regarding the relapse/progression of pre-existing hematological disease.
- Subjects
DENGUE; BLOOD diseases; INFECTION; DENGUE viruses; ANXIETY; HEMORRHAGE; DISEASE progression; DISEASE relapse; PATIENTS
- Publication
Mediterranean Journal of Hematology & Infectious Diseases, 2011, Vol 3, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2035-3006
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4084/MJHID.2011.039