Awais Naeem, Fahad Naeem, Bilal Awan, Talha Khan, Aamer Ubaid, Farishta Waheed.
Frequency of Most Common Presenting GI Symptoms & Signs in Dengue in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Peshawar (KPK) during Dengue Epidemic in 2017.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;16(4):877-80.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms and signs in patients admitted with Dengue fever. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in Dengue isolation unit,Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from 01/09/2017 to 30/09/2017. In this study complete medical record of 407 Patients with confirmed Dengue was reviewed for presence of gastrointestinal symptoms and signs. Results: In Patients admitted with Dengue, nausea and vomiting were the most common Gastrointestinal symptoms in 69.7% of cases, followed by abdominal pain in 41.3% and diarrhea in 13.7%.Hepatomegaly or splenomegaly were present in 2.9% while hematemesis was present in 1.3% of cases. Conclusion: Our study concludes that gastrointestinal symptoms and signs are very common in patients with Dengue fever

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