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Study of Prevalence Presentation and Outcome of Plasma Leakagein Dengue Fever Patients Attending Private Medical Clinic inAden - Yemen

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AbstractBackground: Dengue virus infections are a significantthreat to human populations particularly in the tropical andsubtropical regions. Aedes aegypti mosquito from humans tohumans mainly transmits this. The main pathological mecha-nisms associated include thrombocytopenia and plasmaleakage.Aim of Study: This study aimed to describe the prevalencepresentation and outcome of plasma leakage in dengue feverpatients attended a private clinic in Aden - Yemen.Patients and Methods: A retrospective study included 50patients with dengue fever presented with fever and confirmedwith positive dengue NS 1 antigen in the blood in the periodfrom May to October 2020; all patients had done abdomensonogram for plasma leakage features gall bladder walloedema, ascites and pleural effusion.Results: 50 patients were recruited in this study, maleconstitute (60%) female (40%), (58%) of patients came fromurban areas, while (42%) came from rural areas, (40%) ofpatients had plasma leakage manifestation seen by sonogram, (75%) of those patients with plasma leakage were female, (25%) were male, Thick gall bladder is the most commonfinding in sonogram (70%) reflecting plasma leakage, Overallmortality was (2%) in the enrolled patients in this study.Conclusion: Prevalence presentation and outcome ofplasma leakage among dengue fever Yemeni patients do notremarkably differ from studies carried out worldwide.

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10.21608/mjcu.2021.153954

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Dengue fever, Plasma leakage, Thick gallbladder

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OSAM S. ABDO

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GABALI, M.D.

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The Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Aden University

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89

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March

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22429

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2021-03-01

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2020-12-05

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2021-03-01

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387

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390

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0045-3803

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2536-9806

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The Medical Journal of Cairo University

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Study of Prevalence Presentation and Outcome of Plasma Leakagein Dengue Fever Patients Attending Private Medical Clinic inAden - Yemen

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22 Jan 2023