ABSTRACT

Introduction: Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by dengue virus (DENV) - a single stranded RNA virus, belongs to the genus Flavivirus.

Objective: To determine the frequency of bleeding diathesis amongst patients presenting with dengue fever in tertiary care hospital

Methodology: This study was descriptive cross-sectional piloted at the Medicine Department, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar for duration of six months from June 2021 to December 2021. Totally 135 patients were included in our study. All the information like gender, age, sign and symptoms and bleeding diathesis were recorded on predesigned Performa. All the data was analyzed by using SPSS version 24.

Results: In this study, a total of 135 patients were included. Amongst 135, 90(66.7%) were males and female were 45(33.3%). Bleeding Diathesis among 135 patients was observed in 47(34.8%) patients.

Conclusion: Our study concludes that bleeding diathesis commonly occur in dengue patients. As a result, screening for coagulation abnormalities and treating them early may assist to prevent additional consequences in dengue patients.

Keywords: Bleeding; Diathesis, Dengue fever