Dengue Bulletin

The mean alanine aminotransferase
(ALT) in DF, DHF and DSS patients was 53
U, 88 U and 159 U, respectively. About
55.3% of dengue patients had elevation of
ALT. Most of them had mild elevation of
Dengue Patients at the Children’s Hospital, Bangkok: 1995-1999 Review
ALT (31% of DF, 48.4% of DHF and 50.4%
of DSS patients). Elevation of ALT >200 U
was found in 3.9% of DF, 8.8% of DHF and
16.3% of DSS patients (Table 3).
Table 2: AST range as observed during 1995-1999 in DF, DHF and DSS cases
AST Range DF (%) DSS (%) DHF (%) Total (%)
0-40 Units 100 (11.9) 24 (2.1) 103 (4.1) 227 (5.1)
>40-200 Units 662 (78.5) 656 (58.7) 1,779 (70.6) 3,097 (69.1)
>200 Units 81 (9.6) 438 (39.2) 638 (25.3) 1,157 (25.8)
Total 843 1,118 2,520 4,481
Table 3: ALT range observed during 1995-1999 in DF, DHF and DSS cases
ALT RANGE DF (%) DHF (%) DSS (%) TOTAL (%)
0-40 Units 549 (65) 1,081 (42.8) 372 (33.3) 2,002 (44.6)
>40-200 Units 262 (31.0) 1,221 (48.4) 564 (50.4) 2,047 (45.6)
>200 Units 33 (3.9) 221 (8.8) 182 (16.3) 436 (9.7)
Total 844 2,523 1,118 4,485
The mean albumin (ALB) level in DF,
DHF and DSS patients before plasma
leakage was 4.5, 4.5, and 4.3 gm%,
respectively. The means ALB level of DHF
and DSS patients after plasma leakage was
4.1 and 3.6 gm%.
The mean cholesterol (CHOL) level in
DF and DHF/DSS patients before plasma
leakage was 151, 148, and 145 mg%. The
mean ALB level of DHF and DSS patients
after plasma leakage was 127 and 112 mg%.
Coagulogram
There were 38.4%, 64.1% and 73% of DF,
DHF and DSS patients, respectively, who
had prolonged partial thromboplastin time
(PTT), the PTT ratio >1.3.
There were 6.4%, 7.6% and 13.3% of
DF, DHF and DSS patients who had
prolonged thrombin time (TT), the TT ratio
>1.3.
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