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Dengue fever in Saudi Arabia.

Beuy Joob1, Viroj Wiwanikit.   

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Year:  2017        PMID: 29209680      PMCID: PMC5787642          DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.12.21335

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Saudi Med J        ISSN: 0379-5284            Impact factor:   1.484


The study on dengue fever is very interesting.1 Badreddine et al1 noted that “abdominal pain and vomiting, thrombocytopenia, and elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are typical of severe infection, which is more likely to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.” We would like to share ideas and experience of this topic. Indeed, dengue fever is the present global public health problem. Expanded endemic area of dengue and imported cases result in new emergence of dengue worldwide. The dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is not uncommon in endemic area and the case might have atypical clinical presentation. The diagnosis of dengue require recognition of the practitioner and the prompt fluid replacement therapy is the key point for management of dengue.2 Focusing on atypical clinical presentation, gastrointestinal symptom or abnormal liver function test is not uncommon and can be easily missed.3 Sometimes, a more uncommon presentation such as hypermenorrhea or hematuria can be the solitary presentation of the patient.4 Afebrile dengue is also possible and the diagnosis is very difficult.5 Due to the expansion endemic area of dengue, dengue should be included in differential diagnosis on any patient with acute febrile illness. Thanks for your valuable point. Regarding severe dengue fever, we found that these parameter where consistent with severe dengue fever, it is essential for clinician to be aware; however, as you mentioned awareness is very essential specially in endemic areas due to unusual presentation. The findings of this study emphasized that Saudi nationals are at significant risk of dengue infection, which is important for health care profession also to recognize and may help the development of effective eradication strategies. In our series, 3 adult patients had confirmed prior diagnosis of dengue and did not develop DHF in subsequent infection, the sample size is too small to make valid conclusion, but is worth mentioning. Department of Medicine Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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1.  Dengue fever: diagnosis and treatment.

Authors:  Viroj Wiwanitkit
Journal:  Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther       Date:  2010-07       Impact factor: 5.091

2.  Bleeding and other presentations in Thai patients with dengue infection.

Authors:  Viroj Wiwanitkit
Journal:  Clin Appl Thromb Hemost       Date:  2004-10       Impact factor: 2.389

3.  Liver dysfunction in Dengue infection: an analysis of the previously published Thai cases.

Authors:  Viroj Wiwanitkit
Journal:  J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad       Date:  2007 Jan-Mar

4.  Dengue fever. Clinical features of 567 consecutive patients admitted to a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia.

Authors:  Samar Badreddine; Fahmi Al-Dhaheri; Ammar Al-Dabbagh; Abdulrahman Al-Amoudi; Maged Al-Ammari; Nader Elatassi; Haytham Abbas; Rami Magliah; Abdulbasit Malibari; Hani Almoallim
Journal:  Saudi Med J       Date:  2017-10       Impact factor: 1.484

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Review 1.  Green Nano-Biotechnology: A New Sustainable Paradigm to Control Dengue Infection.

Authors:  Tanzeel Zohra; Ali Talha Khalil; Faryal Saeed; Bushra Latif; Muhammad Salman; Aamer Ikram; Muhammad Ayaz; H C Ananda Murthy
Journal:  Bioinorg Chem Appl       Date:  2022-08-08       Impact factor: 4.724

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