Patterns and Trends in Atypical Manifestations of Dengue among Inpatient Adults in Tertiary Care Teaching Institute of South India
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 10
Abstract
Introduction: Global impact of dengue fever is more likely in under developed and developing countries like India. Around 50% of the population all over world is prone to this disease. Spreading of this disease is due to mosquitoes with environmental nonhygienic conditions. Living area, age group, gender etc are some demographical factors along with atypical manifestations of dengue. This study intends to search the prevalence of dengue and its different atypical manifestations. Material and Methods: This study deals around 385 dengue patients visited to Pondicherry Institute of Medical sciences (PIMS) as inpatient of general medicine department during the reference period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2016. A structured statistical study tool with all types scaling measures is considered. Statistical reports are extracted for the study variables using SPSS. The test hypotheses related to intra and inter association among the disease manifestations are verified through chi-square statistic. Results: It is observed that there is a statistical evidence on the association between febrile diarrhea and abdominal pain (p <0.001); between febrile diarrhea and myositis (p <0.001); between abdominal pain and myositis (p <0.001). Conclusion: As the spread of dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever is increasing causing significant mortality and mortality, it is extremely important to consider atypical manifestations of dengue for appropriate diagnosis, treatment and notification.
Authors and Affiliations
Nagarajan Natarajan, Sindhu Cugati, Tirupathi Rao Padi, Dr. N. Padmapriya
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