Allergies and diabetes as risk factors for dengue hemorrhagic fever: results of a case control study

MAA Figueiredo, LC Rodrigues… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The physiopathology of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), a severe form of
Dengue Fever, is poorly understood. We are unable to identify patients likely to progress to …

Arterial hypertension and skin allergy are risk factors for progression from dengue to dengue hemorrhagic fever: a case control study

MG Teixeira, ES Paixão, MCN Costa… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Currently, knowledge does not allow early prediction of which cases of dengue
fever (DF) will progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), to allow early intervention to …

Diabetes with hypertension as risk factors for adult dengue hemorrhagic fever in a predominantly dengue serotype 2 epidemic: a case control study

J Pang, A Salim, VJ Lee, ML Hibberd… - PLoS neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a severe form of dengue, characterized by
bleeding and plasma leakage. A number of DHF risk factors had been suggested. However …

Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever among adults: clinical outcomes related to viremia, serotypes, and antibody response

AO Guilarde, MD Turchi, JBS Jr… - The Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Clinical manifestations of dengue vary in different areas of endemicity and
between specific age groups, whereas predictors of outcome have remained controversial …

Clinico-laboratory spectrum of dengue viral infection and risk factors associated with dengue hemorrhagic fever: a retrospective study

TH Mallhi, AH Khan, AS Adnan, A Sarriff… - BMC infectious …, 2015 - Springer
Background The incidence of dengue is rising steadily in Malaysia since the first major
outbreak in 1973. Despite aggressive measures taken by the relevant authorities, Malaysia …

Does comorbidity increase the risk of dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome?

S Mahmood, S Hafeez, H Nabeel… - International …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Dengue fever is an emerging public health problem in Pakistan. The aim of this
study was to determine the relationship between comorbid conditions in individuals suffering …

Predictive value of simple clinical and laboratory variables for dengue hemorrhagic fever in adults

VJ Lee, DCB Lye, Y Sun, G Fernandez, A Ong… - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Singapore experienced its worst dengue outbreak in 30 years in 2004, with
9459 notified cases, of which 83% were hospitalized. OBJECTIVES: To determine predictors …

Clinical and epidemiological characterization of dengue hemorrhagic fever cases in northeastern, Brazil

LPG Cavalcanti, ICB Coelho, DCLF Vilar… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: The dengue hemorrhagic dengue (DHF) remains an important public
health problem in Brazil. The objective of this study was to analyze the epidemiological …

Review of dengue hemorrhagic fever fatal cases seen among adults: a retrospective study

SS Sam, SFS Omar, BT Teoh, J Abd-Jamil… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease endemic in many countries in the
tropics and sub-tropics. The disease affects mainly children, but in recent years it is …

[HTML][HTML] Dengue hemorrhagic fever: comparison of patients with primary and secondary infections

M Khurram, W Qayyum, SJ ul Hassan, S Mumtaz… - Journal of infection and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is considered to be associated with
secondary dengue infection. This study was conducted to note frequency of primary and …