B Hoffmeister1, N Suttorp, T Zoller. 1. Department of Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany, b.hoffmeister-infekt@charite.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The number of dengue cases imported to Germany has increased significantly in recent years. Among returning travelers, dengue is now a frequent cause of hospitalization. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of patients with severe disease hospitalized in a European, non-endemic country applying the revised 2009 WHO classification system and to determine predictors of severe disease. METHODS: A retrospective single-center analysis of clinical data from 56 patients, 31 (55 %) women and 25 (45 %) men, between 14 and 70 years of age treated in a tertiary care hospital between 1996 and 2010 was conducted. RESULTS: Thirty-nine patients (69.6 %) presented with dengue fever without warning signs, 11 (19.6 %) with warning signs and 6 (10.7 %) with signs for severe dengue fever. Two patients (4 %) developed dengue shock syndrome. Non-European descent (p = 0.001), plasma protein level <6.5 mg/dl (p = 0.001), platelets <30/nl (p = 0.017) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) >44 s (p = 0.003) were associated with severe disease. CONCLUSIONS: A significant proportion of patients hospitalized with symptomatic imported dengue fever in Germany have evidence of severe disease. Simple routine laboratory parameters such as complete blood count, plasma protein level and aPTT are helpful tools for identifying adult patients at risk for severe disease.
BACKGROUND: The number of dengue cases imported to Germany has increased significantly in recent years. Among returning travelers, dengue is now a frequent cause of hospitalization. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of patients with severe disease hospitalized in a European, non-endemic country applying the revised 2009 WHO classification system and to determine predictors of severe disease. METHODS: A retrospective single-center analysis of clinical data from 56 patients, 31 (55 %) women and 25 (45 %) men, between 14 and 70 years of age treated in a tertiary care hospital between 1996 and 2010 was conducted. RESULTS: Thirty-nine patients (69.6 %) presented with dengue fever without warning signs, 11 (19.6 %) with warning signs and 6 (10.7 %) with signs for severe dengue fever. Two patients (4 %) developed dengue shock syndrome. Non-European descent (p = 0.001), plasma protein level <6.5 mg/dl (p = 0.001), platelets <30/nl (p = 0.017) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) >44 s (p = 0.003) were associated with severe disease. CONCLUSIONS: A significant proportion of patients hospitalized with symptomatic imported dengue fever in Germany have evidence of severe disease. Simple routine laboratory parameters such as complete blood count, plasma protein level and aPTT are helpful tools for identifying adult patients at risk for severe disease.
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