Abstract
Dengue fever is one of the major public health problem in the tropical and subtropical countriesacross the globe with around 50-100 million cases occurring annually. It is a mosquito bornedisease caused by dengue virus of Flaviviridae family. There are four known serotypes ofdengue virus found worldwide. Aedesaegypti mosquito is the principal vector of transfer ofdengue virus in humans. Dengue clinically presents with high grade fever, chills, head-ache,retro orbital and severe back ache and sometimes with hemorrhagic manifestations whichcan occur without plasma leakage and also with plasma leakage as dengue hemorrhagic fever(DHF) and Dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Oral bleeding is one of the important hemorrhagicmanifestations of dengue clinically manifesting as petechiaes, ecchymosis, gingival bleedingand hematomas .The dentist is sometimes the first person who encounters these types of cases.Therefore, timely diagnosis and prompt referral can prevent morbidity and mortality. This paperdiscusses about the clinical and diagnostic perspectives which a dentist should know in order todiagnose a case of dengue fever presenting with oral bleeding.
 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(1) 2021 p.11-16
Highlights
Dengue fever is an arthropod borne viral disease caused by dengue virus, a Flavivirus of Flaviviridae family
Around 50-100 million cases occur yearly and nearly 500,000 cases developing into fatal dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS)
Oral bleeding manifestations ranging from petechiaes, ecchymosis, hematomas, acute gingival bleeding are usually seen the in the oral cavity of dengue patients
Summary
Dengue fever is an arthropod borne viral disease caused by dengue virus, a Flavivirus of Flaviviridae family. The Aedes mosquito called tiger mosquito due to its big size usually bites humans in the day time and breeds in freshwater collection indoors and around the domestic and peri domestic areas[1,2,3]. It is one of the major public health concerns in about 100 tropical and sub-tropical countries of the world which includes Southeast Asia, South and Central America and Western Pacific. 2. Rahman SZ, Deptt of Pharmacology, J N Medical College and Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India
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