Factors related to severe dengue during an epidemic in Vitoria, State of Espirito Santo, Brazil, 2011

Abstract

Introduction:The prognosis of dengue depends on early diagnosis and treatment, which can help prevent severe forms whose characteristics were evaluated here. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving dengue cases in Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, in 2011. Results: Two health regions registered 56.3% of 371 cases of severe dengue. Of these cases, 21.3% presented with dengue hemorrhagic fever. There were associations between dengue hemorrhagic fever with younger ages and a longer time before receiving care. Conclusions: There was a greater involvement of dengue hemorrhagic fever in young people. Delay in care, poor urban quality and high endemicity were identifi ed as possible risk factors for dengue severity.

Classification and study of the clinico-hematological profile of patients with dengue fever in the pediatric age group

“…Though no significant association was found between age and severity of dengue in our study, Shah I et al and Rachel C et al found younger age as one of the predictive markers for Dengue shock syndrome and dengue hemorrhagic fever. 16,17 1.43:1 was the male: female ratio in our study, similar to study by Rasul et al 15 Though studies by Anders KL et al and Phuong CX et al found increased risk of shock and death among females, our study did not have a significant association similar to studies by Pongpan S and Ahmed FU et al [18][19][20][21] No significant association was found between the nutritional status of the study subjects and the severity of dengue fever. Pichainarong stated that severe dengue is rarely seen in children with protein energy malnutrition.…”

Mortality Predictors in Patients with Severe Dengue in the State of Amazonas, Brazil

“…While this classification might be useful for the clinical management of patients, it is known that such predictors of severity may vary according to different epidemiological settings [14,15]. In addition, the evolution to death of severe cases may be related to the presence of clinical and laboratory characteristics that are still not fully understood [16].…”

Perfil epidemiológico dos casos notificados de dengue no município de Primavera do Leste – MT, entre o período de 2014 a 2017

“…A maior incidência de vítimas do sexo feminino também foi observada nos trabalhos de Fernandes et al (2014), Vicente (2013), Souza e Dias (2010), Gonçalves e Rebelo (2004) e Forattini et al (2000).…”