Abstract

DENGUE FEVER WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA: PEDIATRIC CASE REPORT

Sami D. Althobiti, Turki F. Alharthi, Shatha S. Alam* and Enad O. Althobiti

Abstract

Dengue viral infection is a global health threat and it is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. A case of 9-year-old boy patient medically free presented to the emergency department with high-grade fever for 4 days, on the 4th-day fever subside, then patient developed abdominal pain and non-bloody diarrhea, There was a positive family history of dengue fever in one of the patient’s relatives. Laboratory finding showed thrombocytopenia and leucopenia, further investigation was done and the patient diagnosed with dengue fever and treated conservatively until discharged.

Keywords: Dengue, child, Adolescents, DHF, Dengue hemorrhagic fever.