Dengue infection in children and adolescents: clinical profile in a reference hospital in northeast Brazil.
BACKGROUND
This study aimed to describe the clinical spectrum of dengue in children and adolescents from a hyperendemic region who were admitted for hospitalization.


METHODS
A retrospective study was conducted on patients diagnosed with dengue infection upon admission to a reference center in Fortaleza, Brazil.


RESULTS
Of the 84 patients included, 42 underwent confirmatory testing. The main symptoms were fever, abdominal pain and vomiting. The median level of serum aspartate aminotransferase was 143.5±128mg/dL.


CONCLUSIONS
A peculiar clinical profile was evident among children and adolescents with dengue infection in a reference center in northeast Brazil, including gastrointestinal symptoms and liver involvement.
Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, FortalezaCE.
Roberto da Justa
Rda J
Pires Neto
Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, FortalezaCE.
Saulo Lacerda Borges
SL
de Sá
Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE.
Stella Catunda
SC
Pinho
Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE.
Felícia Holanda
FH
Pucci
Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE.
Cristiana Rodrigues
CR
Teófilo
Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE.
Priscila Dourado
PD
Evangelista
Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE.
Camila Silva
CS
Thé
Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE.
Daniel Eduardo Garcia
DE
Bezerra
Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE.
Juliana Cynara Santos
JC
Lima
Curso de Medicina, Universidade de Fortaleza, FortalezaCE.
Henrique Jorge
HJ
Ponte
Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, FortalezaCE.
Elizabeth De Francesco
Ede F
Daher
Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, FortalezaCE.
Ivo Castelo Branco
IC
Coelho
D000293:Adolescent; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D015415:Biomarkers; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases