Dengue Fever Flashcards
1
Q
Dengue fever presentation
A
Fever (break-bone fever)
retro-orbital pain / headache
Maculopapular Rash
arthralgia
Recent travel “South east Asia” تايلاند
🚨Dengue Hemorrhagic fever (DHF)
2
Q
Dengue fever lab findings
A
Polycythemia 🔺Hb
Leukopenia 🔻WBC
Thrombocytopenia 🔻Plt
🔺AST
3
Q
Best confirmatory test for Dengue fever […]
A
Serology ( IgM, IgG)
4
Q
Dengue fever is transmitted by […] (vector)
A
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes 🦟
5
Q
Dengue Hemorrhagic fever
A
• develop as initial fever subside
• Fever or hypothermia , Abd pain, vomiting, confusion, Hemorrhagic manifestations (petechiae/ epistaxis/ gingival bleeding)
• positive capillary fragility test (Hess test)
