Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with bleeding tendencies in dengue

Introduction: The pattern of bleeding tendencies in dengue and its corellation with platelet count and other factors requires clarification. Methodology: A retrospective study on bleeding tendencies in adults with dengue and platelet counts of less than 100,000 per mm3 was conducted. Factors associ...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Emmanuel Bhaskar, Gopalan Sowmya, Swathy Moorthy, Varun Sundar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/5031
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849313625586532352
author Emmanuel Bhaskar
Gopalan Sowmya
Swathy Moorthy
Varun Sundar
author_facet Emmanuel Bhaskar
Gopalan Sowmya
Swathy Moorthy
Varun Sundar
author_sort Emmanuel Bhaskar
collection DOAJ
description Introduction: The pattern of bleeding tendencies in dengue and its corellation with platelet count and other factors requires clarification. Methodology: A retrospective study on bleeding tendencies in adults with dengue and platelet counts of less than 100,000 per mm3 was conducted. Factors associated with bleeding were analyzed. The study cohort were grouped as dengue with severe thrombocytopenia when platelet count was < 50,000/mm3 and as dengue with moderate thrombocytopenia if platelet count was 50,000–100,000/mm3 Results: A total of 638 patients formed the study cohort. A 24.1% prevalence of bleeding tendencies was observed. Prior anti-platelet drug intake, platelet count of < 70,000/mm3, international normalized ratio > 2.0, and partial thromboplastin time > 60 seconds were associated with bleeding. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy was found to identify structural gastroduodenal lesions when dengue was complicated by hematemesis or melena. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that bleeding complications in dengue can occur at platelet counts of up to 70,000/mm3, and that prior anti-platelet drug intake increases bleeding risk. Evaluation of hematemesis or melena in dengue with esophagogastroduodenoscopy is beneficial.
format Article
id doaj-art-21a2f5ec0aa14d1fbfdac53fee534491
institution Kabale University
issn 1972-2680
language English
publishDate 2015-01-01
publisher The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
record_format Article
series Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
spelling doaj-art-21a2f5ec0aa14d1fbfdac53fee5344912025-08-20T03:52:42ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802015-01-0190110.3855/jidc.5031Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with bleeding tendencies in dengueEmmanuel Bhaskar0Gopalan Sowmya1Swathy Moorthy2Varun Sundar3Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, IndiaSri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, IndiaSri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, IndiaSri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, IndiaIntroduction: The pattern of bleeding tendencies in dengue and its corellation with platelet count and other factors requires clarification. Methodology: A retrospective study on bleeding tendencies in adults with dengue and platelet counts of less than 100,000 per mm3 was conducted. Factors associated with bleeding were analyzed. The study cohort were grouped as dengue with severe thrombocytopenia when platelet count was < 50,000/mm3 and as dengue with moderate thrombocytopenia if platelet count was 50,000–100,000/mm3 Results: A total of 638 patients formed the study cohort. A 24.1% prevalence of bleeding tendencies was observed. Prior anti-platelet drug intake, platelet count of < 70,000/mm3, international normalized ratio > 2.0, and partial thromboplastin time > 60 seconds were associated with bleeding. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy was found to identify structural gastroduodenal lesions when dengue was complicated by hematemesis or melena. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that bleeding complications in dengue can occur at platelet counts of up to 70,000/mm3, and that prior anti-platelet drug intake increases bleeding risk. Evaluation of hematemesis or melena in dengue with esophagogastroduodenoscopy is beneficial. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/5031denguethrombocytopeniableedingprevalence
spellingShingle Emmanuel Bhaskar
Gopalan Sowmya
Swathy Moorthy
Varun Sundar
Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with bleeding tendencies in dengue
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
dengue
thrombocytopenia
bleeding
prevalence
title Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with bleeding tendencies in dengue
title_full Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with bleeding tendencies in dengue
title_fullStr Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with bleeding tendencies in dengue
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with bleeding tendencies in dengue
title_short Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with bleeding tendencies in dengue
title_sort prevalence patterns and factors associated with bleeding tendencies in dengue
topic dengue
thrombocytopenia
bleeding
prevalence
url https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/5031
work_keys_str_mv AT emmanuelbhaskar prevalencepatternsandfactorsassociatedwithbleedingtendenciesindengue
AT gopalansowmya prevalencepatternsandfactorsassociatedwithbleedingtendenciesindengue
AT swathymoorthy prevalencepatternsandfactorsassociatedwithbleedingtendenciesindengue
AT varunsundar prevalencepatternsandfactorsassociatedwithbleedingtendenciesindengue