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Case Studies | Pediatrics | India | Volume 13 Issue 2, February 2024

To Correlate Ultrasound Abdomen Findings in Assessing Severity and Outcome of Dengue Infection in Paediatrics Population

Usha Priya Sudhakar | Arasar Seeralar | Anand Kavin

Abstract: Background and Objective: Dengue infection, the most prevalent arthropod - borne viral illness in humans is caused by dengue virus which belongs to Flaviviridae family and is one of the most important tropical infectious diseases of the world. Several outbreaks of dengue infection have been reported from India. In the past 50 years, the prevalence of dengue fever has increased 30 - fold with increasing geographic expansion to new countries and, in the present decade, from urban to rural setting. Aim was Early prediction and anticipation of severe dengue infection and monitoring outcome at a tertiary care centre. Materials and method: The study was conducted in the Department of Pediatric, ACS medical college and hospital chennai and it's a observational study. Children with Dengue who were admitted in the Department of Paediatrics, satisfying the inclusion criteria were enrolled into the study and admitted after getting informed consent from the parents/guardians, between age of 1 month - 18 years. Results: Among the study population, the association between of warning signs on ultrasound was statistically significant with P value of <0.0000001. The area under ROC curve is 0.96. Conclusion: USG warning signs are better indicators of severity of Dengue.

Keywords: Dengue Infection, Ultrasound Findings, Pediatric Dengue, Severity Prediction, Clinical Outcome

Edition: Volume 13 Issue 2, February 2024,

Pages: 1130 - 1132