Abstract
Background: Dengue is one of the most common infection in the tropical countries. Comorbidities, especially Diabetes is known to influence the outcome of patients with Dengue fever.
Objectives: To study the clinical profile of patients with dengue and to identify the role of Diabetes mellitus in the development of sever dengue.
Methods: Observational study on 342 patients admitted with a diagnosis of Dengue fever. Patients were admitted and managed as per the institutional protocol. The patients were studied during the entire hospital stay and was observed for the development of complications like hemorrhage or shock. The differences in occurrence of complications among diabetics and non diabetics were compared.
Results: Complications like Dengue Hemorrhagic fever, Shock and mortality were high among diabetics when compared to non diabetics.
Conclusions: Diabetic patients admitted with dengue requires more vigilant monitoring for development of complications.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Arathi N
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Government TD Medical College, Vandanam PO
Alappuzha: 688005, India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i7.92
