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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 64
| Issue : 2 | Page : 90-93 |
Steroid responsive prolonged thrombocytopenia in dengue
Ashish Bhalla1, R Bagga2, LK Dhaliwal2, R Sharma3, S Varma1
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
3 Department of Transfusion Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Ashish Bhalla
Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh - 160 012
India
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.94406
Prolonged thrombocytopenia in a usual case of dengue virus infection is uncommon. Dengue-related thrombocytopenia is self-limiting and responds within 3-5 days. An underlying immunological disorder may be responsible for delayed return of platelet count to a normal level. We present a case of prolonged thrombocytopenia in a case of dengue hemorrhagic fever. The response to steroids suggests a possible immunological dysfunction.
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