Abstract

EARLY DENGUE FEVER AND HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS- A CASE SERIES

Abena Hidangmayum*, Sorokhaibam Babina, Cindy Konsam, T Jeetenkumar Singh, Vishnu Theja Posa and Rachel Shimray

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Abstract

Dengue is an acute febrile illness caused by the dengue virus of four different serotypes (DENV-1-4). In India, as per the National Centre of Vector Borne Disease Control, the incidence of dengue fever to date in India is 94,918 cases of which 1338 cases (1.4%) have been reported in Manipur. The study was conducted during the early outbreak of dengue in the state to study the various hematological parameters in dengue-positive cases.100 cases were studied of which the male-tofemale ratio was 0.9:1, with ages ranging from 3m to 78 years. Leucopenia was seen in 36 cases, altered Neutrophil: Lymphocyte ratio was seen in 44 cases and thrombocytopenia in 75 cases.

Keywords: Dengue fever, hematological parameters, leucopenia, Neutrophil to lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), thrombocytopenia, platelet indices.