Dengue haemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome: an unwelcome arrival in Trinidad
West Indian med. j
; 46(2): 38-42, June 1997.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-193506
Biblioteca responsável:
JM3.1
ABSTRACT
This is the first report of dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome in Trinidad. Dengue infection was confirmed serologically or by viral isolation in five patients, aged 15 to 33 years, who presented with fever, thrombocytopenia and haemoconcentration. Three patients developed dengue shock syndrome, which was fatal; although there was no haemorrhagic tendency among these patients, bleeding occurred shortly before death in one of them. Two patients who had dengue haemorrhagic fever survived. The co-circulation of dengue virus serotypes 1, 2 and 4 in the Caribbean facilitates the development of dengue shock syndrome (DSS) or dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF). Clinicans should therefore be aware of their clinical features, laboratory diagnosis and clinical management. Appropriate public health interventions and improved surveillance should be implemented to reduce the risk of DHS/DSS associated mortality in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
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Doenças Negligenciadas
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ODS3 - Meta 3.3 Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
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Dengue
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Doenças Negligenciadas
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Dengue
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Choque
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Dengue
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
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Trinidad e Tobago
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Artigo