Abstract:
Introduction: Diverse manifestation of recent dengue
outbreak has posed a challenge to pre-existing nature of
dengue virus infection and management. This study was
designed to observe clinicopathological profile and analyze
the diverse presentation and outcome of dengue syndrome in recent outbreak in Bangladesh.
Methods: This was a hospital based observational study,
carried out in Medicine department of Combined Military
Hospital (CMH) Dhaka cantonment in between May and
September 2019. Total 300 laboratory-confirmed dengue cases aged more than 11 years presenting within 7 days of symptom onset were studied. Patients who presented 7 days after the onset of symptoms or those who were transferred to other hospitals were excluded from study.