Journal of Infectious Diseases & Therapy
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Serum ferritin as an early predictor of the severity of dengue infection in children

Farzana Ahmed^1* and Aftab Yousuf Raj²

¹Head of the Department of Paediatrics, Marks Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

²Department of Neonatology and Paediatrics, Square Hospitals Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh

Received Date: May 07, 2020 / Accepted Date: May 29, 2020 / Published Date: Jun 06, 2020

Citation: Ahmed F, Raj YA (2020) Serum ferritin as an early predictor of the severity of dengue infection in children. J Infect Dis Ther 8: 424.

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The study was conducted to evaluate whether the severity of dengue fever can be predicted by serum ferritin level or not. This prospective observational study was conducted during the endemic period of dengue fever in 2019. A total of 30 diagnosed cases of dengue fever who presented with bicytopenia during febrile phase of the disease were enrolled in this study. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was calculated to compare ferritin levels with lowest platelet count and highest hematocrit level and it showed that there was significant correlation. There was no difference between lowest total count of white blood cell and serum ferritin level. The severity of dengue fever can be predicted by raised level of serum ferritin.

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