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2020-01-31
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CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE DENGUE: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Secretaria Municipal de Saúde e Defesa Civil do Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Municipal Jesus. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Secretaria Municipal de Saúde e Defesa Civil do Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Municipal Jesus. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
Background: More than half of the hospitalizations because of dengue in Brazil occurred in children <15 years of age in 2007 and 2008, an unexpected change in the epidemiological pattern. We sought to determine clinical and laboratory parameters associated with severity. Methods: A case-control study was conducted in three pediatric hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 233 laboratory-confirmed dengue patients were included: 69 cases and 164 controls. Specific clinical and laboratory factors were assessed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression models. Results: Lethargy [adjusted odds ratio (ORa): 9.15, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.08–27.12], dyspnea (ORa: 8.24, 95% CI: 3.27–20.72) and abdominal pain (ORa: 6.78, 95% CI: 1.44–31.84)
were independently associated with severe dengue in children. Lethargy and dyspnea presented as early as 72 and 48 h, respectively, before shock. Conclusions: Abdominal pain and lethargy confirmed their role as warning signs, which along with dyspnea might be helpful in identifying cases progressing to severe dengue.
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