Jaipur: Associating the severity of dengue fever only by falling in the wrong number of platelets.
In the hospital, dengue fever patients were in an icus despite the number of platelets they had not fallen.
Dengue is not only about the fall of platelets, it can also cause damage to other parts of the body, even when platelet counts do not drop dramatically.
Sms hospital doctors witness serious complications of dengue fever related to gallbladder, heart, brain and lungs, even when platelet counts do not fall.
“In general, people equate or connect with dengue fever with fallen platelet counts.
But most people don’t realize that it can cause more serious complications to other parts of the body, even when platelet counts don’t fall,” said Dr.
Sudhir Bhandari, Principal and Controller, Medical College SMS.
“Thickening of bile walls, myocarditis, encephalitis, astites, water retention in the lungs, reduced heartbeat and falling blood pressure are some of the complications of dengue fever, which is reported here,” said Dr.
Bhandari.
He said that if the patient’s fever did not subside even after days of treatment and he had other symptoms such as nausea and shortness of breath, he must remain in constant treatment without carelessness.
City-based doctors show that the number of recround platelets is not worries in dengue fever but if the patient’s condition deteriorates even when platelets do not fall, then it is the cause of worries.
“Dengue can affect platelet in two ways – qualitative and quantitative.
If it affects platelets quantitatively, then the platelets fall, which is not the main concern because platelets can be transferred or now, this drug is available that can increase the number of platelets.
If dengue fever affects platelets on Qualitative, then it is a concern like in such cases, dengue fever affects platelet quality which causes more complications, “said Dr.
Cl Nawal, Senior Professor, SMS Medical College.
The doctor shows that if the number of platelets drops below 10,000 or patients have a hemorrhagic diathesis, so he may need platelet transfusion, if not patients recover with the right treatment and treatment even after the platelets fall.
Even private hospitals witness more and more dengue fever patients with complications.
“Nearly 200% of the increase in dengue fever receipts in the last 15-20 days has been reported.
We see around 15-20 patients every day in OPD.
We get more patients, especially children with neurological complications such as encephalitis, seizures and sensory changes.
Also, many patients have very crazy liver function and kidney failure, “said Dr.
Pankaj Anand, a Consultant Senior Critical Care and ICU in a private hospital in Jaipur.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health officials begged people to prevent mosquito breeding by cleaning water every seven days and preventing water stagnation in their environment.