Abstract
Background: Dengue fever is a major health problem in all age groups especially in tropical countries like India.Dengue fever (DF) may present with dermatological manifestations but enough data is not available for justificationhence this study was conducted to correlate DF with dermatological manifestation.Method: 80 (Eighty) patients aged between 16 to 60 years having DF positive by ELISA test were studied toevaluate dermatological manifestation.Results: 44 (55%) had only cutaneous involvement, 19 (23.7%) had muco-cutaneous involvement, 17 (21.7%) hadno dermatological involvement. Among those with skin involvement, 38 (47.5%) had generalized rash, 27 (33.7%)truncal, 15 (18.7%) had rash in the extremities. Out of 80, 55 (68.7%) had pruritus and 25 (31.7%) had no pruritus.Conclusion: Dermatological manifestations are common clinical feature in DF patients but not observed in all DFpatients. Identification of skin involvement help the clinician in early diagnosis and better management of patientsto avoid morbidity and mortality.
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