Dengue viral infections are among the most important mosquito-borne diseases of the Indian subcontinent and have become a major global public health concern. Present study describes clinical profile, trend and outcome of Dengue Fever cases admitted at tertiary care hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, 2014. A cross-sectional prospective study was conducted at PDU Government Medical College, Rajkot during 1st January to 31st December, 2014. All confirmed Dengue cases were admitted in this institute during 2014 included in the study. This study included 145 patients. 62% were males. 69% were in the age group 15-44 yrs. 59% cases were from rural origin. During September to December, 2014, 80% cases were admitted. Fever was present in all the cases i.e. (100%). Most common complication was bleeding from nose and mouth i.e. (66%). Majority of the cases presented with Classical Dengue fever i.e. (90%) followed by Dengue haemorrhagic fever (10%). No any death due to Dengue was reported during study period. 93% cases were discharged from this institute.
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