Demographic and Clinical Profile of Dengue Fever in a Tertiary Care Hospital of South India.

BACKGROUND: Dengue fever is the most common viral communicable disease caused by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito. Worldwide about 3.9 billion people are at the risk of this infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective study was done in patients of dengue fever admitted in a service hospital in the coastal area of southern India from 01 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2018. RESULTS: 751 patients of confirmed dengue patients were admitted with 555 (73.9%) males and 196 (26.1%) females. The mean age was 30.6 (SD± 10.48) years, mean day of admission after the onset of illness was 3.4 days (SD±2.76). The most common presentation was fever (99.33%) followed by myalgia (77.62%), headache (67.24%), vomiting (35.41%), nausea (26.76%) and fatigue (9.05%). Bleeding diathesis was evident in 97patients (12.91%). 306 (40.75%) patients presented with warning signs. The mean duration of hospitalization was 5.73 (SD± 2.75) days. Four patients died due to severe dengue (mortality rate-0.53%). CONCLUSION: Intense monitoring, early detection, and management of complications can prevent mortality in dengue.