Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Dengue infection is a common and major health problem across the globe and more so in India with its varied presentations and atypical parameters on investigations makes us to have more knowledge of these. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 60 patients admitted to KIMS hospital and research centre, Bangalore with the confirmed diagnosis of dengue fever in 2013 were studied. RESULTS: An analysis of 60 confirmed cases of dengue showed that 70% had hepatic dysfunction in form of raised SGOT (>2ULN), 60% had SGPT (>2ULN), 3 had jaundice. All patients had fever; many patients had pain abdomen and vomiting as predominant complaint apart from myalgia. DISCUSSION: In our study mild to moderate hepatic dysfunction in the form of elevated enzymes were seen in most of the patients in consistent with other studies. Hepatic dysfunction was seen more in Patients with severe dengue infections similar to other studies. CONCLUSION: Thus it is necessary to have knowledge of this entity and diagnose early and start treatment to prevent the complications.
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